Electronic Design

Mini Rotary Encoders Built for BLDC Servo Apps

Quantum Devices Inc. recently announced a new series of miniature incremental optical encoders. Each of the encoders in the QM22 series has a 22-mm diameter and 12.4-mm thickness. According to the ...
New Electronics

Commutation Encoder supports 9mm to 15.875mm BLDC motor shafts

CUI Devices’ Motion Group has introduced a new model to its AMT commutation encoder family that supports larger motor shaft sizes from 9 mm to 15.875 mm (5/8 inch). The AMT33 series generates standard ...
EDN

Timing the Commutation Channels of an Optical Encoder to a Brushless Motor

Alignment of optical encoder commutation signals to a Brushless DC (BLDC) motor could be thought of as being comparable to timing the distributor on a car engine. The distributor tells the spark plugs ...
EDN

Commutation of a BLDC Motor

Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motors are gaining in popularity and market acceptance. BLDC motors are used in industries such as Industrial Automation Equipment, Consumer, Medical, Automotive, ...
Machine Design

Optical encoders encourage efficiency

Brushless dc (BLDC) motors are used in countless applications. Many engineers today are looking to improve the performance of their BLDC-powered systems, and a new trend is emerging: An increasing ...
Electronic Design

Commutation Encoder Reduces Assembly Time on BLDC Motors

CUI Inc. has announced an addition to its next-generation modular encoder series that generates standard U/V/W commutation signals for vectoring current to brushless motors. Positional information for ...
Machine Design

Capacitive Technology Finds Use in BLDC Motor-Commutation Controls

• Capacitive sensing offers low operating currents, broad programmability, excellent temperature range tolerance, resistance to airborne contaminants, low cost, and extreme durability. • Commutation ...