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Three-Phase BLDC Motors Save Energy in Appliance Systems

Three-Phase BLDC Motors Save Energy in Appliance Systems

This article looks at how appliance design is utilizing three-phase brushless DC motors to reduce system power consumption to meet Energy Star's requirements.


High Efficiencies, Small Package: An Integrated Boost (Step-Up) Module Regulator from Analog Devices

High Efficiencies, Small Package: An Integrated Boost (Step-Up) Module Regulator from Analog Devices

Linear Tech's new boost (step-up) module regulator comes in a small BGA package and offers high efficiencies.


News May 03, 2018 by Nick Davis
Measure Currents of Up to 50, 150, 400 Amps: A Galvanically Isolated Current Sensor IC

Measure Currents of Up to 50, 150, 400 Amps: A Galvanically Isolated Current Sensor IC

Allegro Microsystems announces a new family of current sensors for AC or DC current-sensing applications.


News Apr 30, 2018 by Nick Davis
STMicroelectronics ACEPACK IGBT Modules | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics ACEPACK IGBT Modules | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics ACEPACK IGBT Modules are highly integrated power conversion modules for industrial motor drives, solar panels, welding, and power management solutions from 3 kW to 30 kW.


Controlling Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors: A Highly-Integrated IC from Infineon

Controlling Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors: A Highly-Integrated IC from Infineon

A new series of highly-integrated ICs provide a flexible solution for driving variable speed motors.


News Apr 05, 2018 by Nick Davis
A New Motor Driver for Three-Phase Battery-Operated Motors from STMicroelectronics

A New Motor Driver for Three-Phase Battery-Operated Motors from STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics announces a new low-voltage three-phase and “three-sense” motor driver IC.


News Mar 19, 2018 by Nick Davis
How to Low-Pass Filter a Square Wave

How to Low-Pass Filter a Square Wave

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a circuit that is a good choice when you need to remove high-frequency noise from a digital signal.


Tales of Project Troubleshooting: Solutions from a Problem-Magnet

Tales of Project Troubleshooting: Solutions from a Problem-Magnet

This article covers the various roadblocks encountered in a new design and how they were troubleshot and overcome.


A Temperature-Resistant Hall-Effect Sensor: A Digital-Latch Low-Voltage Sensor from TI

A Temperature-Resistant Hall-Effect Sensor: A Digital-Latch Low-Voltage Sensor from TI

Texas Instruments has announced a new low-voltage digital-latch Hall-effect sensor with a wide operating temperature range.


News Jan 18, 2018 by Nick Davis
STMicro’s Newest Stepper Motor Driver: A 256-Microstep Driver with Integrated Control Logic

STMicro’s Newest Stepper Motor Driver: A 256-Microstep Driver with Integrated Control Logic

STMicroelectronics offers their new microstepping motor driver that includes control logic and a power stage.


News Dec 29, 2017 by Nick Davis
High Voltage Design: A New Three-Phase Half Bridge Gate Driver from Diodes Inc.

High Voltage Design: A New Three-Phase Half Bridge Gate Driver from Diodes Inc.

Diodes Incorporated has announced a new three-phase half bridge gate driver with multiple protection features and the ability to drive N-Channel MOSFETs and IGBTs.


News Dec 06, 2017 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: Solar-Powered Floating Water Fountain

Teardown Tuesday: Solar-Powered Floating Water Fountain

In this teardown, we examine the innards of a solar-powered floating water fountain by Feelle.


News Nov 28, 2017 by Nick Davis
Digilent Basys MX3 | New Product Brief

Digilent Basys MX3 | New Product Brief

Digilent’s Basys MX3 is a development platform based on the PIC32MX370 MCU with on-board audio IO, motor control, and motion sensing.


Infineon iMOTION Design Kit Platform | New Product Brief

Infineon iMOTION Design Kit Platform | New Product Brief

Infineon’s iMOTION modular application design kit platform consists of multiple control and power boards that can be paired together for sensored or sensorless 3-phase motor drive applications.


Broadcom ACNU-3410 and ACNU-3430 Gate Drive Optocouplers | New Product Brief

Broadcom ACNU-3410 and ACNU-3430 Gate Drive Optocouplers | New Product Brief

Broadcom’s ACNU-3410 and ACNU-3430 are gate drive optocouplers optimized for high voltage industrial applications, including 600 VAC motor drives and 1 kVDC solar inverters.


Texas Instruments INA180 and INA181 | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments INA180 and INA181 | New Product Brief

TI’s INA180 and INA181 current sense amplifiers with a common mode voltage range of -0.2 V to +26V, regardless of the supply voltage used, which ranges from 2.7 V to 5.5 V.


STMicroelectronics Low-Voltage STSPIN Motor Drivers | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics Low-Voltage STSPIN Motor Drivers | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics’ STSPIN32F0 is a system-in-package that reduces the number of components and design complexity for driving three-phase BLDC motors.


The Growing Need for Precision and High-Speed Control in Robotics, 3D Printing, and Manufacturing

The Growing Need for Precision and High-Speed Control in Robotics, 3D Printing, and Manufacturing

Toshiba has introduced three new stepper motor drivers that seek to revolutionize the industry.


New Programmable Motor Controller from STMicroelectronics Aims for Efficient Battery-Powered Devices

New Programmable Motor Controller from STMicroelectronics Aims for Efficient Battery-Powered Devices

Small batteries increase the need for low power use, efficient design. In this News Brief, we take a look at the STSPIN32F0A programmable motor controller from ST Micro.


All About BLDC Motor Control: Sensorless Brushless DC Motor Controllers

All About BLDC Motor Control: Sensorless Brushless DC Motor Controllers

Learn about sensorless brushless DC motor controllers, some example ICs, and some disadvantages of using such motors.