New motor driver ICs focus on ultra-low standby power, flexible H-bridge configurations, and reduced external components to support compact consumer and industrial motor control applications.

A typical low-voltage variable-frequency drive. Industrial facilities commonly use variable-frequency drives (VFDs) to control the speed at which alternating current motors operate. Let’s examine a ...

This application note presents low-voltage motor drive designs using n-channel dual MOSFETs in surface mount packages. This application note presents low-voltage motor drive designs using n-channel ...

Electric motors, which convert electrical energy into mechanical energy, play an essential role in a variety of industrial and robotics applications. Given that electric motors account for ...

Inevitably, industrial facilities are going to have 460VAC, 3-phase motor loads. And, of course, since voltage drop is considered mainly a performance issue, maximum voltage drop rules on a circuit ...

The A1442 full-bridge motor driver from Allegro MicroSystems Inc., Worcester, Mass., works for bipolar brushless dc motors at voltages down to 1.8 V. A single Hall-element sensor detects rotational ...

Targeting markets with UL-845, CSA or NOM requirements and applications where arc flash is a concern, ABB now offers a low-voltage motor control center including plug ...

The Flexline 3500 low-voltage motor control center delivers real-time operation and diagnostic data by integrating with smart motor control devices. The modular motor control center design is ...

Offering simplifies system development with products, tools, a torque-maximizing algorithm, and additions to the company's broad offering of motor control reference designs. We talk to a couple of ...

Industrial companies have put a greater focus in recent years on addressing a top electrical safety risk: arc flash events. Arc flashes can be created by a wide range of actions, from a dropped tool, ...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two years ago, Solcon Industries released the DriveStart to deliver on a promise – create a medium voltage motor control that costs less and requires a ...