Permanent Magnet Brushless DC (PMBLDC) machines have found immerse applications in automobile, automation, consumer electronics, medical and industrial applications due to their high efficiency, long operating life ratio of torque delivered to the size and fast dynamic response. In a brushless motor, the rotor incorporates the magnets, and the stator contains the windings. Commutation is implem...

The space vector modulation (SVPWM) of Brushless DC motor (BLDC) is different from that of permanent magnet synchronous motor for its turn-off phase and trapezoidal back electromotive force. To overcome these problems, a SVPWM method is presented in this paper. The application of SVPWM to Brushless AC drives has been investigated extensively. This paper describes its application to BLDC drives ...

Electric vehicle (EV) is one of the effective solutions to control emission of greenhouses gases in the world. It is of interest for future transportation due to its sustainability and efficiency by automotive manufacturers. Various electrical motors have been used for propulsion system of electric vehicles in last decades. In this paper brushed DC motor, Induction motor (IM), switched reluctan...

Brushless DC (BLDC) motors are electronically commutated motors that offer many advantages over brushed DC motors and, therefore, are becoming very popular industrially and commercially. This application report discusses a sensored 3-phase BLDC motor control solution using MSP430TM as the motor controller. Hall sensors are used to detect the rotor position and close the commutation loop. Both o...

The starting torque of a single-phase permanent magnet brushless dc motor is investigated, for both radial and parallel magnetization. Finite element analysis is used to assess the relative merits of alternative methods of introducing the required airgap asymmetry, viz. tapered airgap, stepped airgap, asymmetric airgap, and slotted teeth. The predicted results are validated experimentally.

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Major constraints while using motor drive system are efficiency and cost. Commutation in the conventional DC motors is carried out by commutator which is rotating part placed on the rotor and brushes. Due to these mechanical parts, conventional DC motor consist high amount of losses. Brushless DC (BLDC) Motors are very extensively used motors these days because of its advantages over convention...

In this paper, the solar panel using fuzzy controlled maximum power point tracking is analysed for a brushless DC motor (BLDC). The BLDC is powered by the solar panel through an integrated inverter circuit to produce an AC signal. The solar panel power obtained is tracked by an artificial intelligent technique using fuzzy logic controller to extract the maximum power from the panel. The maximum...

This paper presents a sensorless drive technique for permanent-magnet brushless DC motors applied to electric propulsors of small ships or underwater vehicles. Propulsors enveloping electric motors (e.g., POD or subsea thrusters) have been increasingly applied due to their advantages of excellent maneuverability, high efficiency and low maintenance costs. To secure reliable operation under wate...

The main purpose of this paper is to describe the four-switch brushless dc (BLDC) motor drive for varoius applications. For effective utilization of the developed system, a novel direct current controlled pulse width modulation scheme is designed and implemented to produce the desired dynamic and static speed–torque characteristics. Also, t h e feasibility of the four-switch converter. Keywords...