Mouser Electronics, Inc., is helping engineers stay ahead in motor control design with its online motor control resource ...

The Allen-Bradley Branch motor control components have been revised by Rockwell Automation. According to the company, this move was made to update systems where components are used to turn on and off ...

The Tiastar motor control center (MCC) product line now includes four arc-resistant models compliant to ANSI/IEEE C37.20.7. The MCCs feature a SmartStart option with plug-and-play functionality to ...

Targeting markets with UL-845, CSA or NOM requirements and applications where arc flash is a concern, ABB now offers a low-voltage motor control center including plug ...

The topic of motors and motor control techniques is wide and varied. Part one of this two-part article will cover the principles of alternating-current (AC) motor operation and control. Part two will ...

Along with the multi-kilowatt ac traction motor that electric vehicles (EVs) use for propulsion are many other auxiliary motors that need to be driven efficiently, precisely, quietly, and reliably.

Both software and hardware are parts of all motor control systems such as IGBTs, WBG semiconductors and MCUs. Industry 4.0 strongly relies on motor control for its development but energy consumption ...

Most electrical equipment manufacturers provide life and performance expectancies with their equipment in the form of operation and maintenance manuals. Life expectancy is based on the premise that ...

As previously mentioned, the feedback sensors include position sensors to track the rotor’s location, current sensors to measure the motor phase currents, voltage sensors to monitor the DC bus voltage ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Motor controllers used to power, stop and control the speed of a variety of motors must deal with a wide variety of surges due to switching events.