Position and speed control of brushless dc motors using sensorless techniques and application trends

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 6901-6947

  Gamazo Real, José Carlos ^a   Vázquez Sánchez, Ernesto ^a   Gómez Gil, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Back EMF; BLDC; Electronic processors; Estimator; Hall effect sensors; Position; Sensorless; Speed

Indexed keywords

BACK-EMF; BLDC; ELECTRONIC PROCESSORS; ESTIMATOR; HALL-EFFECT SENSORS; POSITION; SENSORLESS;

BRUSHLESS DC MOTORS; ELECTRIC DRIVES; NEURAL NETWORKS; SENSORS; SPEED;

ELECTRIC MOTORS;

ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONICS; REVIEW;

ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONICS;

EID: 77957130095     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100706901     Document Type: Review

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