Electronic Design

Commutation Encoder Reduces Assembly Time on BLDC Motors

CUI Inc has announced an addition to its next-generation modular encoder series that generates standard U/V/W commutation signals for vectoring current to brushless motors. CUI Inc. has announced an ...
EDN

Commutation of a BLDC Motor

Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motors are gaining in popularity and market acceptance. BLDC motors are used in industries such as Industrial Automation Equipment, Consumer, Medical, Automotive, ...
EDN

Timing the Commutation Channels of an Optical Encoder to a Brushless Motor

Alignment of optical encoder commutation signals to a Brushless DC (BLDC) motor could be thought of as being comparable to timing the distributor on a car engine. The distributor tells the spark plugs ...
Machine Design

Capacitive Technology Finds Use in BLDC Motor-Commutation Controls

• Capacitive sensing offers low operating currents, broad programmability, excellent temperature range tolerance, resistance to airborne contaminants, low cost, and extreme durability. • Commutation ...
Hackaday

3-Phase BLDC Motor Controller Will Run You $20 In Parts

If you’re an active shopper on RC websites, you’ll find tiny motors spec’ed at hundreds of watts while weighing just a few grams, like this one. Sadly, their complementary motor controllers are ...
Electronic Design

BLDC NEMA 34 Motor with IP65 and Integrated Encoder

The ASB87 BLDC brushless motor from Nanotec Electronic, U.S, Inc. was developed specifically for rugged environments. The 3-phase motor with a size of 87 mm (Nema 34) is IP65-rated except for the ...
Machine Design

BLDC Motors are Designed to Propel Medical Devices

Among the mechanical components that go into the design of the world’s two million different kinds of medical devices, consider the motor to be an unsung hero. Embedded inside a medical device, the ...