Allowing readers to develop professional competencies, this text is aimed at engineers and technicians who need a practical understanding of the essentials of process control, loop tuning and how to ...

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How current-control loops in BLDC motors improve performance and efficiency while protecting against overcurrent conditions. The differences between current-control loops, field-oriented control (FOC) ...