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    The Brushless DC Motor

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    The document discusses Brushless DC (BLDC) motors. It explains that a BLDC motor uses electronic commutation rather than brushes, and consists of a stator with electromagnetic coils and a rotor made of permanent magnets. It provides details on how BLDC motors work by controlling current to the stator coils. Key advantages are high efficiency, controllability, durability and low noise. While more expensive, BLDC motors are increasingly used in applications like fans, drones and robots due to these benefits.

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    The Brushless DC Motor

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    The document discusses Brushless DC (BLDC) motors. It explains that a BLDC motor uses electronic commutation rather than brushes, and consists of a stator with electromagnetic coils and a rotor made of permanent magnets. It provides details on how BLDC motors work by controlling current to the stator coils. Key advantages are high efficiency, controllability, durability and low noise. While more expensive, BLDC motors are increasingly used in applications like fans, drones and robots due to these benefits.

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    THE BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR

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    The document discusses Brushless DC (BLDC) motors. It explains that a BLDC motor uses electronic commutation rather than brushes, and consists of a stator with electromagnetic coils and a rotor made of permanent magnets. It provides details on how BLDC motors work by controlling current to the stator coils. Key advantages are high efficiency, controllability, durability and low noise. While more expensive, BLDC motors are increasingly used in applications like fans, drones and robots due to these benefits.

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    The Brushless DC Motor

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    Ayman Marpicati
    The document discusses Brushless DC (BLDC) motors. It explains that a BLDC motor uses electronic commutation rather than brushes, and consists of a stator with electromagnetic coils and a rotor made of permanent magnets. It provides details on how BLDC motors work by controlling current to the stator coils. Key advantages are high efficiency, controllability, durability and low noise. While more expensive, BLDC motors are increasingly used in applications like fans, drones and robots due to these benefits.

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    THE BRUSHLESS DC

    MOTOR
    What is a BLDC
    motor?

    A Brushless DC Electric Motor (BLDC)


    is an electric motor powered by a
    direct current voltage supply and
    commutated electronically instead
    of by brushes like in conventional DC
    motors. BLDC motors are more
    popular than the conventional DC
    motors nowadays, but the
    development of these type of
    motors has only been possible since
    the 1960s when semiconductor
    electronics were developed.
    How is it built?

    The BLDC motor consists of two main


    bodies:
    • The stator: which is the still part of
    the motor, on which the
    electromagnetic coils are wrapped;
    • The rotor: which is the rotating part,
    as the name implies, and it’s made
    of one or more permanent magnets.
    The rotor can be either internal or
    external, either way its functionality is
    not affected.
    How does it work?
    With the brushed motor, rotation is achieved by
    controlling the magnetic fields generated by the coils on
    the rotor, while the magnetic field generated by the
    stationary magnets remains fixed. To change the
    rotation speed, you change the voltage for the coils.
    With a BLDC motor, it is the permanent magnet that
    rotates; rotation is achieved by changing the direction
    of the magnetic fields generated by the surrounding
    stationary coils. To control the rotation, you adjust the
    magnitude and direction of the current into these coils.
    Since the rotor is a permanent magnet, it needs no
    current, eliminating the need for brushes and
    commutator. Current to the fixed coils is controlled from
    the outside.
    What are the pros and
    cons?

    • The first big advantage is efficiency, because


    they are always at maximum torque, no matter
    the speed.
    • The second big advantage is controllability. BLDC
    motors can be controlled, using feedback
    mechanisms, to delivery precisely the desired
    torque and rotation speed.
    • BLDC motors also offer high durability and low
    electric noise generation, thanks to the lack of
    brushes. With brushed motors, the brushes and
    commutator wear down as a result of
    continuous moving contact, and also produce
    sparks where contact is made.
    • The only main downside is that the amount of
    circuitry involved is much higher than a
    traditional DC motor, which makes it a more
    expensive option in contrast.
    We have decided to use a BLDC motor to drive our
    Why have we go-kart because the presence of a driver to power it
    makes it much more controllable.
    decided to use The absence of brushes makes it more reliable for a
    it in our high-power application like this one.
    Torque is an essential part of a driving motor, so
    project? having an adjustable torque means that we can be
    sure the go-kart moves as we intend it to.
    We’ve seen that BLDC motors offer high efficiency and
    controllability, and that they have a long operating life.
    Because of their efficiency and longevity, they are widely
    used in devices that run continuously. They have long
    been used in washing machines, air conditioners, and
    What are other other consumer electronics; and more recently, they are
    appearing in fans, where their high efficiency has
    applications of contributed to a significant reduction in power
    consumption.
    a BLDC We can expect to see BLDC motors used in a wider range
    of applications in the future. For example, they will
    motor? probably be widely used to drive service robots. BLDC
    motors are also ideal for drones. Their ability to deliver
    precision control makes them especially suited for
    multirotor drones, where the drone’s attitude is
    controlled by precisely controlling the rotational speed
    of each rotor.

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