Better Battery Management Through Digital Control
Jan 1, 2006
Battery management has used digital control for about as long as cost-affordable microcontrollers have been available. There are 20-year-old patents from...
New Materials Extend Li-Ion Performance
Jan 1, 2006
With little fanfare, Li-ion batteries continue to make inroads into new applications, while slowly reaching higher levels of performance in terms of capacity,...
Ultracapacitors Bring Portability to Power
Oct 1, 2005
Ultracapacitors can bring high power to portable applications, either in parallel with batteries or as a stand-alone source....
Top 10 Tidbits of Battery Wisdom
Jul 28, 2005
By avoiding common design errors, designers can extend the runtime of their battery-powered portable products....
Mixed-Signal Chipsets Ease Motion Control Design
Nov 1, 2003
The system architecture and the digital control technology of the iMOTION platform were introduced in Part I. In Part II, the mixed signal chipsets that are designed to support the two iMOTION platforms will be introduced....
Integrated Platform for Motion Control Design
Aug 1, 2003
A novel system architecture, iMOTION, integrates analog, digital, and power building blocks along with control algorithms in a tightly integrated development platform for encoder-based and sensorless motor control applications....
Integrating Analog, Digital and Power for Motion Control
Jul 1, 2003
To overcome the shortcomings of conventional motor control solutions, International Rectifier has combined the building blocks into an integrated design platform for motor control systems....
BLDC Drive IC Handles 50V Fractional HP Motors
Dec 1, 2002
A new 3-phase motor controller IC employs a fixed off-time PWM current control and bootstrapped high-side gate drives, enhanced with synchronous rectification and cross-conduction protection....
H-Bridge Power IC Drives DC Motors Up to 6A
Apr 1, 2002
An integrated motor drive power IC is space and power efficient with an architecture scalable to higher current levels. A fully protected dual high-side MOSFET power switch has an entire H-bridge control....
Exchanging Heat: Keeping Power Modules Cool
Mar 1, 2002
Designing the cooling system, along with the power modules to drive electric motors increases the overall thermal efficiency, improving the electronic system reliability....
