Variable speed control of a compressor motor significantly reduces both the peak and average energy consumption. However, since the standards for air conditioners require a reduction in the seasonal ...

“A bunch of things are coming together.” That's how V Sukumar, a senior applications manager for Fairchild Semiconductor, begins a discussion of trends in motor control for the white-goods market.

Speed, torque, and horsepower are three inter-related parameters in motor control. The speed of a motor, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm), defines a motor's ability to spin at a rate per unit ...

Developed by Farnell element14, the S12ZVML-MINIBRD variable speed motor control kit is based on the Freescale S12 MagniV. It includes both the hardware and software needed to get a variable speed ...

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 ...

IR-SA Integrated Technologies, a collaboration between International Rectifier (IR) and Sanyo Semiconductor, will design, develop, and market variable-speed motor-drive power modules. These products ...

The amount of energy saved by using variable speed motor drives adds up to a greener world, says David Tam of International Rectifier From home appliances to industrial control applications, ...

The VSM-CP2 and VSM-CP3 variable-speed motor controllers can be used in various air moving applications, including fancoil units, VAV fan terminal boxes, and fan filter units. The VSM-CP2 can be used ...

On hot sweltering days, it is easy to appreciate why air conditioners for 1.3 billion Chinese are a driving force behind more efficient motor control. “Almost every household in China wants a room air ...

En route to getting the off-the-peg DC-51 motor speed controller to better suit my small milling machine, I had a go at working out what the circuit is. Approx circuit of DC-51 motor speed controller ...