MACHINE MODELING AND ANALYSIS

Unit 5. Modeling of Brushless DC Machines

Background:

 Brushlessdc(BLDC)motorsarepreferredassmall horsepower controlmotorsdueto their

high efficiency, silent operation, compact form, reliability, and low maintenance.
 Householdappliancesareexpectedtobeoneoffastest "Growingend
“productmarketforelectronicmotordriversOverthenextfiveyears
 themajorappliancesinclude clotheswasher’s room air conditioners, refrigerators,
vacuumcleaners, freezers, etc.

Typical BLDC motor applications:

BLmotorsfindapplicationsineverysegmentofthemarket.Suchas,appliances, industrial control,

automation, aviation and so on. We can categorize theBLDC motor
controlintothreemajortypessuchas
•Constantload
•Varyingloads
•Positioningapplications

A Comparison of BLDC with conventional DC motors:

BLDCmotorshavemanyadvantagesoverDCmotors.Afewof these are:
 Highdynamicresponse
 Highefficiency
 Longoperatinglife
 Noise lessoperation
 Higherspeedranges
BLDC'smaindisadvantageishighercostwhicharisesfromtwoissues.First,
BLDCmotorsrequirecomplexelectronic speed controllers
torun.BrushedDC"motorscanberegulatedbyacomparativelytrivialvariableresistor
(potentiometerorrheostat),whichisinefficientbutalsosatisfactoryfor
cost “sensitiveapplications.