MCF8329A provides options to limit and
regulate supply power. This feature can be utilized in battery powered motor driver
applications such as cordless vacuum cleaners, power tools etc.
Use the following steps to limit supply
power. In this mode, supply power is only limited to reference power and not actively
regulated.
- Configure CTRL_MODE to power control
(1b).
- Configure MAX_POWER. This sets the
maximum power that MCF8329A can draw from the DC input supply at 100% duty command. For
example, if MAX_POWER is configured to 25 W, MCF8329A draws 12.5 W from power supply at
50% duty command.
- The power control loop uses the same PI
controller parameters as in the speed loop mode. Kp and Ki coefficients are configured
through SPD_POWER_KP and SPD_POWER_KI. Tuning SPD_POWER_KP and SPD_POWER_KI is
experimental. The recommendation is to manually tune both parameters until the desired
results are achieved.