Latest Motor Drives Technical Articles

This article discusses the benefits and advantages of CoolMOS CFD2 in terms of efficiency in motor drive applications and…

This article discusses the benefits and advantages of CoolMOS CFD2 in terms of efficiency in motor drive applications and gives recommended layouts.

This article discusses how the implementation of three module approach can help lower the total cost of ownership and…

This article discusses how the implementation of three module approach can help lower the total cost of ownership and maximum junction temperature.

For standard low voltage (≤690Vac) motor drives the IGBT based voltage source 2 level topology dominates the landscape.…

For standard low voltage (≤690Vac) motor drives the IGBT based voltage source 2 level topology dominates the landscape. However at higher…

This article features the MiniSKiip series as the power density master for compact motor drives in reducing cost by…

This article features the MiniSKiip series as the power density master for compact motor drives in reducing cost by maximizing output power density.

This article discusses the importance of variable frequency drive (VFD) and its implementation in motor drive…

This article discusses the importance of variable frequency drive (VFD) and its implementation in motor drive applications and induction motors.

This article introduces a method for identifying PMSM motor parameters easily and with a high degree of precision using a…

This article introduces a method for identifying PMSM motor parameters easily and with a high degree of precision using a power analyzer.

This article offers a solution to improve motor drive's package density to reduce the production costs and better design…

This article offers a solution to improve motor drive's package density to reduce the production costs and better design and flexibility.

This article discusses how Monolithic Power Systems' SpinAxis Technology approaches angle sensing with no A/D conversion…

This article discusses how Monolithic Power Systems' SpinAxis Technology approaches angle sensing with no A/D conversion or trigonometric…

This article discusses the advantages of Silicon Carbide for industrial motor drive inverters over the silicon…

This article discusses the advantages of Silicon Carbide for industrial motor drive inverters over the silicon counter-part of such devices.

This article discusses the flux-based PMSM models incorporating saturation using analytical functions and look-up tables…

This article discusses the flux-based PMSM models incorporating saturation using analytical functions and look-up tables and offers tips on the…

This article offers a method of How to use a low-cost microcontroller as a driver for a single-winding, single-phase…

This article offers a method of How to use a low-cost microcontroller as a driver for a single-winding, single-phase brushless DC motor.

This article discusses how good thermal management in electric machines can minimize losses and have better performance,…

This article discusses how good thermal management in electric machines can minimize losses and have better performance, reliability, and efficiency.

This article features an investigation on the feasibility of replacing TO-220 package MOSFETs with a much smaller…

This article features an investigation on the feasibility of replacing TO-220 package MOSFETs with a much smaller SuperSO8 package MOSFET

This article presents three geometry simulation models of the basic components in an E-car to obtain optimum cable length…

This article presents three geometry simulation models of the basic components in an E-car to obtain optimum cable length and receive suitable EMC.

This article presented HT-3000, a high-performance power module that takes full advantage of the benefits of wideband gap devices.

This article presented HT-3000, a high-performance power module that takes full advantage of the benefits of wideband gap devices.