Abstract-Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motors are

increasingly being used in industrial applications and electric

vehicles. In order to design and control the machine for high
dynamic performance, as well as for real-time fault diagnosis of
the BLDC drives, analytical modeling is often the first step.This
paper presents a survey of different ways of modeling and
analysis of BLDC motors along with their control
methods.Along with the conventional BLDC control, different
modern control algorithms like state feedback control
mechanism and novel technique of IC based control algorithm
are widely being used for controlling the motor, which are
reported in the paper as well.BLDC motor is modeled and
simulated and the simulations results are included in the paper.
Lastly, major applications of BLDC motors are listed
Index Terms: Brushless Direct Current (BLDC),Electric Power
Steering (EPS), Special Electrical Motors.
I. INTRODUCTION
Historically, brushed dc and conventional ac electric
motors (such as induction and synchronous motors) are being
used very widely. However, recent advancements in
permanent magnet technology, power electronics and
controllers have made special electrical motors, such as
Switched Reluctance Motors (SRM), Permanent Magnet
Synchronous Motors (PMSM) and Permanent Magnet
Brushless DC Motors (PM BLDC) much more suitable for
efficient drive operation. These motors are characterized by a
higher efficiency, greater reliability, and more power density
requiring less maintenance [I]. Depending upon the
requirements, these motors find applications in various
electrical systems. Some of the most desirable features of this
motor which make it suitable for high performance
applications are - higher torque to motor size ratio, high
efficiency and long life. Due to these characteristics, BLDC
motors are widely used for industrial applications and the
research in this area has experienced a rapid growth in recent
years. Many researchpublications have reported novel
techniques for BLDC motor design and analysis. New control
algorithms are being developed for efficient motor. Several
recent publications emphasize on the improvement of the
efficiency, reduction of torque ripples and fault diagnosis of
BLDC motors.
This paper makes an attempttocollectrelevant information
with respect to the modeling andanalysis of BLDC motors.
Various parameter estimation techniques arediscussed in
detail as well. Along with the conventional control methods,
innovative control algorithmssuch asstate feedback control
mechanism and novel technique of IC based control
algorithm are discussed as well.Lastlythe applications of
BLDC motorsalong with the benefits of replacing
conventional motors with these motors have been described.