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The brushless DC (BLDC) motor is also referred to as an electronically commutated motor. There are no brushes on the rotor and commutation is performed electronically at certain rotor positions. The stator magnetic circuit is usually made from magnetic steel sheets. One of the recently popular brushless motor control techniques is Field Oriented Control (FOC).

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interference (EMI)." 1353021277145689903295 ASP 326.0 KB None None documents None 1353021277145689903295 /docs/en/brochure/BBCONCLGFANART.pdf 326048 /docs/en/brochure/BBCONCLGFANART.pdf BBCONCLGFANART documents N N 2016-10-31 Industrial/Appliance Consumer Ceiling Fan /docs/en/brochure/BBCONCLGFANART.pdf /docs/en/brochure/BBCONCLGFANART.pdf Brochure N 712453003803778552 2022-12-07 pdf N en Nov 15, 2012 712453003803778552 Brochure Y N Industrial/Appliance Consumer Ceiling Fan false 0 BRUSHLESS-DC-MOTORS downloads en true 0 Y ASP Application Note 7 /docs/en/application-note/AN5263.pdf 2016-10-31 1457003832799729816692 ASP 1 Oct 6, 2016 Application Note This application note describes the implementation of the sensorless Motor Control Reference Solution Package (MCRSP) software for 3-phase Brushless DC motors (BLDC). None /docs/en/application-note/AN5263.pdf English documents 2110251 None 645036621402383989 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/application-note/AN5263.pdf Sensorless BLDC Control on Kinetis KV and KE /docs/en/application-note/AN5263.pdf documents 645036621402383989 Application Note N en None Y pdf 2 N N Sensorless BLDC Control on Kinetis KV and KE 2.1 MB AN5263 N 1457003832799729816692 /docs/en/application-note/AN4870.pdf 2016-10-31 1392806275905723564747 ASP 2 Feb 18, 2014 Application Note This Application Note describes setup and tuning various three-phase Brushless DC (BLDC) motors using application described in DRM144 and AN4862 None /docs/en/application-note/AN4870.pdf English documents 2000632 None 645036621402383989 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/application-note/AN4870.pdf Tuning 3-Phase BLDC motor sensorless control using MKV10 /docs/en/application-note/AN4870.pdf documents 645036621402383989 Application Note N en None Y pdf 0 N N Tuning 3-Phase BLDC motor sensorless control using MKV10 2.0 MB AN4870 N 1392806275905723564747 /docs/en/application-note/AN4862.pdf 2016-10-31 1392791990675715007261 ASP 3 Feb 18, 2014 Application Note This Application Note describes the implementation of a sensorless three-phase Brushless DC (BLDC) motor control application using Kinetis MKV10x MCUs None /docs/en/application-note/AN4862.pdf English documents 964553 None 645036621402383989 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/application-note/AN4862.pdf Three-phase BLDC sensorless control using the MKV10x /docs/en/application-note/AN4862.pdf documents 645036621402383989 Application Note N en None Y pdf 0 N N Three-phase BLDC sensorless control using the MKV10x 964.6 KB AN4862 N 1392791990675715007261 /docs/en/application-note/AN4776.pdf 2016-10-31 1374321853734721367567 ASP 4 Jul 19, 2013 Application Note This Application Note describes the basic DC and BLDC motor theory and the implementation of the 6-step commutation method on KE02 sub-family MCUs None /docs/en/application-note/AN4776.pdf English documents 514373 None 645036621402383989 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/application-note/AN4776.pdf BLDC motor control with Hall sensor based on FRDM-KE02Z /docs/en/application-note/AN4776.pdf documents 645036621402383989 Application Note N en None Y pdf 0 N N BLDC motor control with Hall sensor based on FRDM-KE02Z 514.4 KB AN4776 N 1374321853734721367567 /docs/en/application-note/AN4413.pdf 2016-10-31 1322737161233731281652 ASP 5 Nov 30, 2011 Application Note This application note describes the design of a three-phase Brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive based on NXP’s MC56F8257 digital signal controller (DSC). The application design incorporates the advantages of DSC peripherals for
motor control. None /docs/en/application-note/AN4413.pdf English documents 2187380 None 645036621402383989 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/application-note/AN4413.pdf BLDC Motor Control with Hall Sensors Driven by DSC /docs/en/application-note/AN4413.pdf documents 645036621402383989 Application Note N en None Y pdf 0 N N BLDC Motor Control with Hall Sensors Driven by DSC 2.2 MB AN4413 N 1322737161233731281652 /docs/en/application-note/AN4376.pdf 2016-10-31 1320164180799708587232 ASP 6 Oct 31, 2011 Application Note This application demonstrates a speed closed-loop BLDC drive control using Hall effect positional sensors, MQX RTOS and Kinetis microcontrollers (MCU) None /docs/en/application-note/AN4376.pdf English documents 796739 None 645036621402383989 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/application-note/AN4376.pdf BLDC motor control w/ Hall Effect sensor - Kinetis MCUs /docs/en/application-note/AN4376.pdf documents 645036621402383989 Application Note N en None Y pdf 0 N N BLDC motor control w/ Hall Effect sensor - Kinetis MCUs 796.7 KB AN4376 N 1320164180799708587232 /docs/en/application-note/AN2983.pdf 2016-10-31 1123179957144709297010 ASP 7 Jul 30, 2005 Application Note Describes one possible LIN 2.0 based BLDC motor application using NXP Semiconductors MC68HC908QB8 MCU None /docs/en/application-note/AN2983.pdf English documents 579500 None 645036621402383989 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/application-note/AN2983.pdf AN2983: LIN-Enabled BLDC Engine Fan /docs/en/application-note/AN2983.pdf documents 645036621402383989 Application Note N en None Y pdf 0.02 N N AN2983: LIN-Enabled BLDC Engine Fan 579.5 KB AN2983 N 1123179957144709297010 Brochure 3 /docs/en/brochure/BBCNTRLBLDCART.pdf 2016-10-31 1354573223233721621334 ASP 8 Dec 3, 2012 Brochure NXP motor control devices support BLDC motor control. BLDC controllers usually require MCU or DSC devices with PWM, ADC, PDB and other modules. None /docs/en/brochure/BBCNTRLBLDCART.pdf English documents 451801 None 712453003803778552 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/brochure/BBCNTRLBLDCART.pdf BLDC Motor Control - Brochure /docs/en/brochure/BBCNTRLBLDCART.pdf documents 712453003803778552 Brochure N en None Y pdf 0 N N BLDC Motor Control - Brochure 451.8 KB BBCNTRLBLDCART N 1354573223233721621334 /docs/en/brochure/BBAPPSSMAPPLART.pdf 2016-10-31 1353019173889710421852 ASP 9 Nov 15, 2012 Brochure Brushless motors have come to dominate many applications. These motors are also a popular choice for helping to increase battery life. None /docs/en/brochure/BBAPPSSMAPPLART.pdf English documents 482893 None 712453003803778552 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/brochure/BBAPPSSMAPPLART.pdf Motor Applications for Small Appliances /docs/en/brochure/BBAPPSSMAPPLART.pdf documents 712453003803778552 Brochure N en None Y pdf 0 N N Motor Applications for Small Appliances 482.9 KB BBAPPSSMAPPLART N 1353019173889710421852 /docs/en/brochure/BBCONCLGFANART.pdf 2016-10-31 1353021277145689903295 ASP 10 Nov 15, 2012 Brochure "BLDC fans offer several advantages over traditional brushed DC motor and induction motors, including more torque per weight, more torque per watt (increase efficiency), high dynamic response, increased reliability, reduced noise, longer lifetime, more power and overall reduction in electromagnetic
interference (EMI)." None /docs/en/brochure/BBCONCLGFANART.pdf English documents 326048 None 712453003803778552 2022-12-07 N /docs/en/brochure/BBCONCLGFANART.pdf Industrial/Appliance Consumer Ceiling Fan /docs/en/brochure/BBCONCLGFANART.pdf documents 712453003803778552 Brochure N en None Y pdf 0 N N Industrial/Appliance Consumer Ceiling Fan 326.0 KB BBCONCLGFANART N 1353021277145689903295 true N Applications

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