ROHM Semiconductor announced the QH8Mx5/SH8Mx5 series of dual-MOSFET products (N-channel + P-channel) featuring ±40V/±60V withstand voltages. The devices are ideal for driving motors in base stations (cooling fans) and industrial applications, such as factory automation equipment requiring 24V input. In recent years, MOSFETs have become increasingly required to ensure sufficient margin against voltage fluctuations by providing 40V and 60V withstand […]
Motors and motor control
Isolation transformers come in low-profile packages
Bourns, Inc. introduced its Model PAD00x-T764 Isolation Transformer Series. These transformers feature functional isolation and a low 0.4 mm profile form factor to simplify isolated power and serial communication signal integrity in CAN, RS-485, RS-422, RS-232, SPI, I2C, and lower power LAN-based applications. The Model PAD00x-T763 Series is ideal for industrial automation, embedded solutions, AC motor drives, […]
Brushless BLDC motor drivers enables engineers to spin motor in less than 10 minutes
Texas Instruments introduced the industry’s first 70-W brushless DC (BLDC) motor drivers to provide code-free, sensorless trapezoidal, and field-oriented control (FOC). The devices enable engineers to spin a BLDC motor in less than 10 minutes – eliminating months of design time for engineers designing a wide variety of industrial systems such as major and small […]
Single-chip driver handles high frequency switching of GaN enhancement-mode FETs
STMicroelectronics’ STDRIVEG600 half-bridge gate driver has a high current output and 45ns propagation delay, closely matched between high-side and low-side outputs, to handle high-frequency switching of GaN enhancement-mode FETs. Also suitable for driving N-channel silicon MOSFETs at up to 20V, the STDRIVEG600 allows the flexibility to apply up to 6V gate-source voltage (VGS) on GaN […]
Rack-mounted, standalone, stepper motor controllers drive single and multi-axis stages
To complement the Optimal Engineering Systems (OES) expanding line of single and multi-axis motion control stages, OES has added the ADAGIO-X-STPR Series of Motion Control Systems. The ADAGIO-X-STPR Series of rack-mounted Stand-alone Stepper Motor Controllers are cost-effective solutions for controlling and driving single and multi-axis stepper motor stages such as AQ single and dual axes […]
Four-axis positioning stage includes two, brushless linear motors
When an application requires fast motion with a stroke over a couple of inches, a brushless linear motor stage will meet the needs of long travel and fast motion when coupled with a motion control system with servo amplifiers and a motion controller. Brushless linear motor stages can be coupled as a gantry for pick-and-place […]
Three-phase MOSFET gate driver optimized for BLDC motor drives
TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG introduces the fully integrated TMC6140-LA 3-phase MOSFET gate driver that simplifies design and maximizes the battery life of brushless direct current (DC) motor drives. The TMC6140-LA 3-phase MOSFET gate driver integrates all three bottom shunt amplifiers to provide a complete motor drive solution with 30-percent improved power efficiency while […]
Common-mode chokes rated for 600 Vac, 2.5 kVac isolation
ITG Electronics has launched a range of Rugged Design Common Mode Chokes: the C301306H Series and C301369H Series. Offering higher voltage ratings and more robust hipot Isolation between two windings, the new products address the increasing demand for industrial, under-the-hood inverter applications. Typical common mode chokes for power application are rated at 250 volts alternating […]
Programmable 3-kW ac-dc supplies reach 400 Vdc
Introducing the HDL3000-HV series of single-phase input 3kW AC-DC power supplies with output voltages from 150V to 400VDC, with up to 800VDC realized by connecting units in series. All models feature output voltage and current adjustment ranging from 0 to 105% using analog (via voltage or resistance) or digital (I2C, RS485, and RS232) interfaces enabling the […]
Power bipolar transistors handle up to 8 A and 100 V
Nexperia announced nine new power bipolar transistors, extending its portfolio of products in the thermally and electrically advantageous DPAK package to cover applications from 2 A to 8 A and from 45 V up to 100 V. The new MJD series parts are pin-to-pin compatible with other MJD devices in DPAK-package, and they also offer significant […]