Brushless DC (BLDC) - Sensorless Control
Brushless DC (Sensor-less) Application with Infineon 8-bit XC800 Family Microcontrollers
Infineon Technologies offers an extensive product portfolio for Motor Drive Systems - from real time embedded Microcontrollers to Smart Power ICs which are capable to control any Motor Drive System.
Infineon’s 8-bit microcontroller offers comprehensive features with highly integrated peripherals, uniquely designed for high performance in any motor logic design. Our new XC800 family devices offers the advanced Capture/Compare (CAPOM6E) and optimized ADC converters, which provides easy solution to complex control mechanism required in Brushless DC (Sensor-less) Motor Control application as shown in the Figure 1 below:
Figure 1 : Brushless DC (Sensor-less) Implementation using Infineon’s XC866 microcontroller
To reduce total system cost and increase system performance, there is a demand for integrated solutions. Our excellent technology for Microcontrollers and Power Semiconductors allows us to offer combine the best of various Infineon's reliable product portfolio into low cost, high performance Motor Drive Solution – what we call “Smart Semiconductor Solutions”.
For more information, please visit our product page at http://www.infineon.com/XC866
Figure 2 : XC866 Block Diagram