Every day engineers design products that employ single-phase induction motors. Speed control of single-phase induction motors is desirable in most motor control applications since it not only provides ...

Other considerations — such as the environment in which the variable-speed drive and motor are to be placed — are also important. Philippe/Leeson: With ongoing cost pressures and limited design cycle ...

Prior to the advent of the adjustable-speed drive (ASD), the polyphase induction motor operated as a constant-speed motor. Figure 1 shows the well-known torque and current curves versus speed for the ...

Farnell and Freescale have created a development kit for low voltage motor drives. Called MagniV, it is a single board variable speed drive for brushless DC (BLDC) motors and permanent magnet ...

To reap all the benefits that an electric motor drive can offer, choose one that's a perfect match for your application A speed control enables the motor to achieve ...

Sales of dishwashers have skyrocketed in India during the Covid-19 lockdown. Power Integrations’ BridgeSwitch half-bridge motor driver ICs are well-suited for single-phase motor drive applications ...

Compressed air is a vital utility to most commercial and industrial operations. It runs essential tools and machinery, provides power to material-handling systems, and clean air to processes. Yet ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today released its Motor-Expert software, an ...

Utility power plant generators are usually designed for a power factor (PF) of .8 to .9. If demand-side PF is lower than the designed PF, the generator current will rise above the equipment's rated ...