Evaluation board for motor pre-driver IC and external FET driver board

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TPD4162F square wave control BLDC motor drive circuit

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3-Phase Bridge Drive Circuit for Automotive and Industrial Brushless DC Motors

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DIY Cars: Build Guide Using the TB67H450FNG

H-bridge drive circuits for automotive and industrial DC motors

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Application circuit suitable for high voltage brushless DC motor fan drive

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Two-Phase Interleaved Power Factor Correction Converter with Power Consumption Metering

This design is a digitally controlled two-phase interleaved 700W power factor correction converter with added power metering capabilities. The power factor correction converter's two 180° phase-shifted boost power stages use a C2000™ Piccolo™ microcontroller, which also monitors line and neutral voltage waveforms for power metering functions. This design is able to achieve 97% efficiency and 1.5% THD (full load) with a power factor greater than 0.98. This design is an excellent choice for offline applications and AC/DC power supplies by minimizing power losses in the power stage, mitigating the reliability impact of harmonic distortion, and providing near-peak power factors.

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Three different buck converter circuit reference designs for converting 12V to 1.2V (load current greater than 6A)

The PMP11438 is a tool used to compare three different power solutions for converting a 12V bus to 1.2V (6-10A). The 1.2V output voltage is suitable for DDR4 memory applications. Each solution offers advantages in full-load efficiency, light-load efficiency, density, height, transient response, or some combination thereof.

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High-brightness single LED driver reference design for 1 to 2 AA battery applications

This reference design uses the boost converter TPS61021A to provide a high-efficiency LED driver circuit with dimming capabilities. The PWM dimming method can be used for one or two AA battery input applications, while the analog dimming method can be used for one AA battery input application. The PMP15037 enables dimming functionality by adding multiple resistors and a MOSFET to the circuit, making it a cost-effective and efficient solution for LED driver applications.

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Variable Output 2-Cell 200W Heater Element Power Stage Buck/Boost Reference Design

PMP20327 is a synchronous 4-switch buck/boost converter using the LM5175 controller and can be used as a reference design for heater element power stages in applications such as e-cigarettes. Output voltages from 1V to 10V can be selected over a current range of 20A to 45A by using a trim resistor on the FB pin with a bias voltage of 0.2V to 3.1V. This design also uses the non-synchronous boost regulator LMR62014 to provide the bias voltage for the LM5175 operating in low input voltage mode. The current mode controller has built-in LM5175 pulse-by-pulse current limiting function. This board includes enable, sync, and power-good functions. The design supports resistive heating elements with resistances ranging from 0.1Ω to 0.5Ω, thus supporting a variety of 200W operating conditions.

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60W USB Type C car charger reference design

The PMP20774 reference design is a universal USB Type-C charger utilizing the LM5175 DC/DC and TPS25740B PD controller for aftermarket automotive charger applications. This design operates with a minimum input voltage of 6V and a maximum input voltage of 40V. This design is capable of delivering 3A continuously at 5Vout, 9Vout, 15Vout and 20Vout. The switching frequency is set to 350kHz. The waveforms are collected when the input voltage is 12V and 24V.

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Ultra-low standby power less than 90mW auxiliary AC/DC power supply reference design

The PMP21251 reference design uses the UCC28056 CRM/DCM PFC controller, UCC256304 enhanced LLC controller and integrated driver to provide a 12V/10.8A output (continuous current, 14.4A peak current) from a universal AC input. This design achieves peak efficiency of 92.4% at 115VAC input and 94.0% at 230VAC input. Efficiency and power factor also meet 115V and 230V internal 80 PLUS Gold specifications and DoE Level VI requirements. Additionally, without turning off the PFC, the design can achieve power consumption as low as 89mW at an input supply voltage of 230VAC. 

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Output Short-Circuit Protection Reference Design for TPS61088 Boost Converter

This reference design provides an output short-circuit protection solution for the TPS61088 boost converter. This function is implemented through the overcurrent protection (OCP) circuit. When the output is shorted to ground or the load current is higher than a certain value, the OCP circuit will disconnect the TPS61088 from the corresponding load. This solution only requires an additional low-cost comparator, a sensing resistor and a small N-MOSFET. By adding this small amount of circuitry, the TPS61088 is protected from output short circuit and overload conditions.

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Low voltage brushed motor system

This brushed motor system uses an MSP430 microcontroller, a DRV8837 brushed DC motor driver, and a 12V brushed motor. This system is suitable for applications requiring speeds up to 10,300 RPM under no load conditions. The system measures 19 x 33 mm without motor, making it ideal for applications requiring a small footprint. The motor power supply voltage supports 1.8V to 11V, and the maximum current is 1.8A. There are various configuration options for easily controlling the rotation of the motor, changing the direction of rotation, and placing the system into a low-power state to reduce energy consumption when not in use. The motor drive platform incorporates protection against short circuit, breakdown, undervoltage and overheating.

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Accurate point cloud generation using DLP technology for 3D machine vision applications

The 3D machine vision reference design uses Texas Instruments' DLP software development kit (SDK), allowing developers to easily build by integrating TI's digital micromirror device (DMD) technology with cameras, sensors, motors and other peripherals 3D point cloud. Highly differentiated 3D machine vision systems leverage the DLP® LightCrafter™ 4500 Evaluation Module (EVM) powered by the DLP® 0.45-inch WXGA chipset to provide the flexibility to control high-resolution, accurate graphics for industrial, medical and security applications.

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Reinforced Isolated Three-Phase Inverter Reference Design with Current, Voltage and Temperature Protection

This design provides a reference solution for a three-phase inverter rated up to 10kW, designed using the reinforced isolated gate driver UCC21530, reinforced isolated amplifiers AMC1301 and AMC1311, and MCU TMS320F28027. Lower system cost can be achieved by using the AMC1301 with the MCU's internal ADC to measure the motor current and using a bootstrap supply for the IGBT gate driver. The inverter is designed with protection against overload, short circuit, ground fault, DC bus under/overvoltage and IGBT module overtemperature.

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BLDC ceiling fan controller with sensorless sinusoidal current control

This reference design is a complete solution for a brushless DC ceiling fan controller operating on AC power. It uses the DRV10983 24V three-phase motor driver to drive the motor through sinusoidal current and sensorless control. UCC28630 converts 90-265 VAC to 24 VDC. The MSP430G2201 Value Series processor decodes the infrared signal used for speed control. The included firmware allows easy integration of standard infrared remote controls based on the NEC transmission protocol.

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18V/400W High Efficiency (98%) Compact Brushless DC Motor Driver Reference Design with Stall Current Limit

TIDA-00772 is an 18A RMS driver for three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motors in power tools powered by 5-cell Li-ion batteries (up to 21V). The design is a compact 45 x 50 mm actuator that enables sensor-based trapezoidal control. The design uses a discrete compact MOSFET-based three-phase inverter that delivers 18A RMS continuous (60A peak for 1 second) winding current without the need for any external cooling devices or heat sinks. The gate driver's slew rate control and charge pump ensure maximum inverter efficiency (>98% at 18V DC) with optimal EMI performance. Cycle-by-cycle overcurrent protection prevents large stall currents in the power stage, and the board can operate in ambient temperatures up to 55°C. The small form factor allows for flexible plate placement, the high efficiency allows the battery to last longer, and the 60A peak current capacity delivers high instantaneous peak torque in power tools.

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Single-layer refrigerator fan reference design enabling efficient drive

This reference design is a singled-layered, cost-effective, small-form-factor, three-phase sinusoidal motor drive for sensored BLDC fan motors specified up to a maximum current of 1 A RMS at 18 V maximum. The unique, single-sided design helps to bring down the system cost. The on-board Hall sensors facilitate the board mounting inside the motor itself. The design also demonstrates the features of DRV10970 such as single hall operation for further cost optimization, sinusoidal drive with adaptive drive angle adjustment for better system efficinecy and overall performance, speed control via external pulse-width modulation (PWM) input which brings an ease of speed control, etc.

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GaN-based high-efficiency 1.6kW high-density 1MHz CrM totem pole PFC converter reference design

High-frequency critical conduction mode (CrM) totem pole power factor correction (PFC) is an easy way to design high-density power solutions using GaN. The TIDA-0961 reference design uses TI's 600V GaN power stage LMG3410 and TI's Piccolo™ F280049 controller. This high-density (165 x 84 x 40mm) 2-stage dual-interleaved 1.6kW design is suitable for a variety of space-constrained applications such as server, telecom and industrial power applications. Power stage interleaving reduces input and output ripple current. Hardware is designed to meet conducted emission, surge and EFT requirements to help designers achieve 80+ Titanium specifications.

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