July 26, 2016
Equivalent Circuit of DC Brush Motor Connected to a Power Supply

Motor Current When Applying a Torque Load

Question: When applying a torque load to a DC brush motor by connecting the motor to the driver output side, rotation will become difficult, decreasing rotational […]
July 20, 2016

Power Consumption During Current Regeneration Flow

Power Consumption During Current Regeneration Flow Through the Parasitic Diode of the Output Transistor: Question: In the case regenerative current flows through the parasitic diode of […]
July 19, 2016
car sensors

How To Make Parking Assist Car Sensors

In this tutorial, we will illustrate the installation and the use of simple, low-cost parking assist car sensors. We will use two HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensors and […]
July 14, 2016
Current Flow

Maximum Current Flow to Motor

Question: Under what conditions does the maximum amount of current flow through the motor? Answer: Maximum current flow occurs when there is no load in one […]
July 5, 2016
driver assist

Driver Assist Car Predicts Your Moves

Imagine that you are driving a car down a road in an unfamiliar area. You quickly turn right after realizing that your destination is on the […]
June 27, 2016
DC brush

Simple DC Brush Motor Control

Question: What’s the easiest way to operate (stop/rotate) DC brush motors?   Answer: Simply inserting a switch between the DC brush motor and power supply will […]
June 25, 2016
how to calculate power consumption

How To Calculate Power Consumption

Question: Is the power consumption of brush motor drivers calculated by: (LSI Circuit Current x Motor Current) x Supply Voltage?   Answer: With the (Motor Current […]
June 24, 2016
output current

Maximum Rated Output Current

Question: Although there is a provision of ○○A included in the absolute maximum rating for output current, current flow under impulse conditions may exceed this value. […]