SPRUJ26A September 2021 – April 2024
Motor phase voltage feedback is needed in the FAST estimator to allow the best performance at the widest speed range, the phase voltages are measured directly from the motor phases instead of a software estimate. The eSMO relies on software estimation values to represent the voltage phases without using the motor phase voltage sensing circuit. This software value (USER_ADC_FULL_SCALE_VOLTAGE_V) depends on the circuit that senses the voltage feedback from the motor phases. Figure 2-35 shows how the motor voltage is filtered and scaled for the ADC input range using a voltage feedback circuit based on resistor dividers. The similar circuit is used to measure all three of both compressor and fan motors, and dc bus.
The maximum phase voltage feedback measurable by the microcontroller in this reference design can be calculated as given in Equation 92, considering the maximum voltage for the ADC input is 3.3 V.