Motor Control Applications

Motor Control Product Solutions

Fairchild Advantages
Fairchild offer's one-stop shopping in discrete power devices: Optoelectronics, IGBTs, MOSFETs, HVICs.
The benefits of a discrete solution include increased flexibility and greater design control.

Optoelectronics - Fairchild Semiconductor is a leader in the design and production of optoelectronics products. Couple these Optoelectronic devices with our Smart Power Modules (SPMs), High Voltage Integrated Circuits (HVICs), MOSFETs, and IGBT's to complete your motor drive application.

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Optocoupler Isolation for IGBT/MOSFET Gate Drivers

These IGBT/MOSFET gate driver optoelectronics complement Fairchild’s well-established offering in the discrete power IGBT/MOSFET line of products. Fairchild offers one-stop shopping for most integrated and discrete motor control devices. This combined solution of optocouplers and IGBTs/MOSFETs converts the mW to kW providing electrical isolation between the primary and secondary circuits.


Features:

Wide operating voltage range: 10V to 30V
High output current capability
5000V isolation voltage rating
High common mode immunity, 35 kV/us min.
Low supply current (ICCH, ICCL)
>8mm creepage and clearance distance
Lead spacing option "T", through-hole, DIP packaging
Lead spacing option "TS", surface mount, DIP packaging

Ordering Codes:
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IGBT/MOSFET Gate Driver Ordering Codes

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High Speed Optocouplers

High-speed logic gate optocouplers provide isolated communications between digital logic circuits, MCU/DSP/FPGA, and HVICs.

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Optocoupler Isolation for SPMs and HVICs


3.3V / 5V high-speed logic gate optoelectronics provide isolation to Smart Power Modules (SPMs) to prevent catastrophic failure of the motor drive and meet safety regulatory standards.

Features:

Excellent noise immunity characterized by common mode transient immunity (CMTI) and power supply rejection (PSR) specifications
High bandwidth up to 25Mbps and 6ns pulse width distortion
Dual supply voltages, 3.3V and 5V, enabling CMOS and level translation capabilities
Electrical characteristics guaranteed beyond the full industrial temperature range (–40°C to +110°C)
UL1577 (3,750 VACRMS for 1 min) and DIN EN/IEC60747-5-2 certified for increased reliability

Ordering Codes:
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High Speed Logic Gate Optocoupler Ordering Codes

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Documentation

Application Notes


Application Note Product/Topic Description - click on description below to view app note
AN-3012SC FODM8061 High Speed Logic Compatible, Half-Pitch Mini-Flat Optocoupler, FODM8061 (Chinese)
AN-9733 FOD8012 FOD8012 CAN Evaluation Module User Guide Bi-Directional Logic Gate Optocoupler Provides Proven and Reliable Isolation to the Control Access Network (CAN)
AN-9734 FOD8012 FOD8012 RS485 Evaluation Module User Guide Bi-Directional Logic Gate Optocoupler Provides Proven and Reliable Isolation to the RS485 Interface
AN-3001 aGeneral Optocoupler Input Drive Circuits
AN-3002 aGeneral Low Current Input Circuit Ideas
AN-3003 MOC3011 Applications of Non Zero Crossing Triac Drivers Featuring the MOC3011
AN-3004 Triac Drivers Applications of Zero Voltage Crossing Optically Isolated Triac Drivers
AN-3005 aGeneral Design Fundamentals for Phototransistor Circuits
AN-3006 aGeneral Optically Isolated Phase Controlling Circuit Solution
AN-3007 aGeneral MID400 Power Line Monitor
AN-3008 aGeneral RC Snubber Networks for Thyristor Power Control and Transient Suppression
AN-3010 QVE00033 Using the QVE00033 Surface Mount Phototransistor Optical Interrupter Switch
AN-3011 aGeneral Surface Mounting Technology Assembly Guidelines for Fairchild's Microcouplers™ (Ball Grid Array)
AN-3012 FODM8061 High Speed Logic Compatible, Half-Pitch Mini-Flat Optocoupler, FODM8061
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Support and Tools

Motion Control Design Tool

This design tool provides motion control design engineers with efficient means of calculating the power losses and temperature rise in Fairchild motor drive SPM modules. The tool addresses three-phase inverter sinusoidal modulation for variable speed drive applications powering permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) and AC induction motors.

Online Seminars
Fundamentals of Motor Evoluion (2009)
This presentation provides a brief history of motor evolution and reviews the most common modern motor types in detail.
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