Curtis 1298 - FIG. A-2: Power Section Topology

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Fig. A-2 Power section
topology.
Heavy busbars connect the IMS modules to the external motor connec-
tion studs. A bank of power capacitors keeps DC bus levels stable during high
frequency MOSFET switching and also reduces EMI on the external B+ and
B- cables.
Motor currents and motor speed and direction are the primary feedback
signals used in the motor control algorithms. Accurate Hall sensors detect the
motor currents; they do this by sensing the flux created by the motor currents
on the U and V motor output busbars where they pass through the capacitor
board on their way to the external motor connections. Motor speed and direc
-
tion are simultaneously sensed by a quadrature-type speed encoder mounted
on the motor shaft.
APPENDIX A: THEORY OF OPERATION
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