Field-oriented control as a motor control scheme is indispensable for EV powertrains because of noiseless and smooth motor operations.

Texas Instruments has announced its InstaSPIN-FOC (field-oriented control) motor control solution – a sensorless software-based solution built on its FAST (flux, angle, speed and torque) algorithm.

Field-oriented control as a motor control scheme is indispensable for EV powertrains because of their noiseless and smooth motor operations.

New Milestones in Motion Control Prior motor-control drives with advanced algorithms, such as those for field-oriented control, contained costly digital-signal processors (DSPs).

The field-oriented control method has long offered designers a highly-desirable combination of performance features but was considered too expensive for cost-sensitive applications.

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