Novel back-EMF detection technique of brushless DC motor drives for wide range control without using current and position sensors

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 934-940

  Lai, Yen Shin ^a   Lin, Yong Kai ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brushless dc motor drives (BLDCMs); Electromotive force (EMF); Field programmable gate array (FPGA)

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA);

BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR DRIVES; DUTY-RATIO CONTROL;

BRUSHLESS DC MOTORS;

EID: 41549131325     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2007.915048     Document Type: Article

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