SLVA654B June   2014  – March 2019 DRV8301 , DRV8301-Q1 , DRV8302 , DRV8303 , DRV8307 , DRV8308 , DRV8312 , DRV8323R , DRV8332

 

  1.   Hardware design considerations for an efficient vacuum cleaner using a BLDC motor
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1  Suction Principle
    3. 2  Brushless DC Motors (BLDC)
      1. 2.1 Construction of BLDC Motors
      2. 2.2 Working of the BLDC Motor
        1. 2.2.1 Types of Control
          1. 2.2.1.1 Sensor Control
          2. 2.2.1.2 Sensorless Control
            1. 2.2.1.2.1 Sensorless Control: Using Zero Crossing of the Back EMF Signal
          3. 2.2.1.3 Calculations
    4. 3  Microcontrollers
    5. 4  Gate Driver and MOSFETs
    6. 5  Isolation
    7. 6  Power Management (6 to 60-V DC Power Supply)
    8. 7  CAP and QEP interfaces
    9. 8  Enhanced Controller Area Network (eCAN)
    10. 9  High-Resolution and Synchronized ADCs
    11. 10 DRV8323R
    12. 11 Feedback Stage
      1. 11.1 Torque or Commutation Loop
      2. 11.2 Speed Loop
      3. 11.3 Position Loops
    13. 12 Conclusion
    14. 13 About the Author
    15. 14 References
  2.   Revision History

2.2.1.1 Sensor Control

Sensor control uses the Hall Effect arrangement at the back-end of the motor to detect the rotor position. Three Hall Effect sensors are placed 120 electrical degrees apart. These are digital Hall Effect sensors. The sensors detect the transition from the north pole to the south pole of the rotor. There are several disadvantages of Hall Effect sensors including:

  • The sensors are very expensive.
  • Sensing requires a magnetic disk.
  • Additional mechanical parts and wiring issues cause reliability problems.
  • Hall Effect sensors require an additional power supply.