A novel microcontroller-based sensorless brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive for automotive fuel pumps

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1734-1740

  Shao, Jianwen ^a   Nolan, Dennis ^a   Teissier, Maxime ^b   Swanson, David ^a  

^a STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (France)

Author keywords

Back electromotive force (EMF) detection; Fuel pumps; Microcontroller; Sensorless brushless dc (BLDC) drives

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; ELECTRIC DRIVES; FUEL PUMPS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROCONTROLLERS; RELIABILITY; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

AUTOMOTIVE FUEL PUMP; BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE DETECTION METHOD; HARDWARE MACRO CELL;

DC MOTORS;

EID: 1642461444     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2003.818973     Document Type: Article

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