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Despite their different structures, all 3-phase permanent magnet motors (BLDC, PMSM or PMAC) are driven by a PWM-modulated three-phase bridge (three half bridges) so as to supply the motor with variable frequency and amplitude three-phase voltages and currents.

To provide the highest level of design flexibility, ST’s product portfolio includes specific products for both high and low-voltage applications like monolithic drivers ICs, power MOSFETs, IGBTs, gate drivers, power modules and dedicated microcontrollers to address a broad range of motor control applications.

3-phase 6-STEP Control

In a 6-step or scalar control, normally only the frequency and magnitude of the voltage fed to the motor are controlled...

3-phase Field Oriented Control (FOC)

Field-Oriented Control (FOC), also called Vector Control, is a method used in variable frequency drives to control the torque and thus the...

Application Notes (5 of 8)

	Resource title	Latest update
PDF	AN5417 Low consumption standby implementation with STSPIN32F0 family 1.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN5417 Low consumption standby implementation with STSPIN32F0 family 1.0
PDF	AN5252 Low-voltage Power MOSFET switching behavior and performance evaluation in motor control application topologies 1.1	07 Feb 2019	07 Feb 2019 AN5252 Low-voltage Power MOSFET switching behavior and performance evaluation in motor control application topologies 1.1
PDF	AN5464 Position control of a three-phase permanent magnet motor using X-CUBE-MCSDK or X-CUBE-MCSDK-FUL 1.0	02 Apr 2020	02 Apr 2020 AN5464 Position control of a three-phase permanent magnet motor using X-CUBE-MCSDK or X-CUBE-MCSDK-FUL 1.0
PDF	AN5123 STSPIN32F0 family - Bootloader and USART protocol 2.1	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN5123 STSPIN32F0 family - Bootloader and USART protocol 2.1
PDF	AN5128 STSPIN32F0/F0A/F0B - Buck converter 2.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN5128 STSPIN32F0/F0A/F0B - Buck converter 2.0
PDF	AN4999 STSPIN32F0/F0A/F0B overcurrent protection 2.0	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN4999 STSPIN32F0/F0A/F0B overcurrent protection 2.0
PDF	AN5386 STSPIN830: measuring negative voltages on sense resistors 1.3	14 Oct 2019	14 Oct 2019 AN5386 STSPIN830: measuring negative voltages on sense resistors 1.3
PDF	AN4076 Two or three shunt resistor based current sensing circuit design in 3-phase inverters 1.6	28 Feb 2020	28 Feb 2020 AN4076 Two or three shunt resistor based current sensing circuit design in 3-phase inverters 1.6

Design Notes & Tips (2)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	DN0005 A three phase induction motor drive using a V/F control 2.1		03 Apr 2020	03 Apr 2020 DN0005 A three phase induction motor drive using a V/F control 2.1
PDF	DT0026 Field oriented control of PMSM motor exploiting SLLIMM™ nano and STM32F302x/303x 2.3		13 Sep 2018	13 Sep 2018 DT0026 Field oriented control of PMSM motor exploiting SLLIMM™ nano and STM32F302x/303x 2.3

Presentations (2)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	An introduction to electric motors 2.0		25 Feb 2020	25 Feb 2020 An introduction to electric motors 2.0
PDF	How to use ST Motor Control Suite 2.1		14 Mar 2019	14 Mar 2019 How to use ST Motor Control Suite 2.1

Flyers (2)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	SLLIMM™ 2nd Series Small Low-Loss Intelligent Molded Modules 1.0		26 Feb 2020	26 Feb 2020 SLLIMM™ 2nd Series Small Low-Loss Intelligent Molded Modules 1.0
PDF	STEVAL-3DP001V1  Plug-n-play solution for 3D printers 08.2017		09 Apr 2018	09 Apr 2018 STEVAL-3DP001V1  Plug-n-play solution for 3D printers 08.2017

Selection Guides (1)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	STM32 Nucleo expansion boards - Motor control selection guide 1.0		04 Nov 2020	04 Nov 2020 STM32 Nucleo expansion boards - Motor control selection guide 1.0

Brochures (1)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	Motor Control Reference Guide 11.22		11 Nov 2020	11 Nov 2020 Motor Control Reference Guide 11.22

Magazine Articles (1)

	Resource title		Latest update
PDF	STSPIN Motor Control: Design Considerations for Brushless Direct Current Motor Control 1.0		25 Feb 2020	25 Feb 2020 STSPIN Motor Control: Design Considerations for Brushless Direct Current Motor Control 1.0