As engine driven hydraulic and pneumatic applications migrate to electric motion, the concept of designing the entire system to meet mission requirements becomes important. Using recent developments in 1 to 10Kw power conversion, it is now possible to design the motion system to the optimum operating voltage for the application […]

The Case for Speed in Low-Voltage BLDC Motor Applications An unmistakable trend in off grid motion control is the migration to electrical alternatives for existing mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. This was first evident in military aerospace applications, but has begun to permeate commercial applications like auxiliary vehicle equipment, solar, […]

Gary Box Software Defined Power An IEEE study in 2008 concluded that 60 percent of electrical energy in the US is used to run motors, the vast majority of which are induction motors running directly on the grid. Historically, the use of the electrical grid to directly provide motion was […]

Direct Drive in-Hub Motors Electric motors formatted to fit inside the wheel of a vehicle have their own special constraints that impact the design of propulsion systems. In-hub motors are traction motors in that they change rotary motion to linear motion. They are actually a special case because they are […]