Title :
Brushless DC: a modern approach to variable speed drives
Author_Institution :
Powertec Ind. Corp., Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract :
The development of the brushless DC drive is reviewed, and its construction and operation are described. Included is such information as efficiency, power factor, motor heating and breakaway torque. Application benefits are discussed, demonstrating some of the advantages of the brushless motor. A comparison between the brushless DC controller and inverter-type controller is presented.<>
Keywords :
DC motors; invertors; machine control; power factor; torque; variable speed drives; DC drive; breakaway torque; brushless motor; controller; efficiency; inverter-type controller; motor heating; operation; power factor; variable speed drives; Availability; Brushes; Brushless motors; Costs; Magnetic materials; Manufacturing industries; Reactive power; Torque; Variable speed drives; Velocity control;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1990., Conference Record of the 1990 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-553-9
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1990.152380
