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

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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Electronic Design

Sine of the Times for BLDC Motors

With its ever-increasing electronic content, the modern automobile places a premium on energy-efficient design. That’s doubly true for hybrid-electric and full-electric vehicles (HEVs and EVs), in ...