Background Information

Below, are several articles, application notes, and other technical resources on 3-phase motors and utilizing a field-oriented control (FOC) scheme:

• Microchip Technology
  • AN885: Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Fundamentals
  • AN2757: Sensored (Encoder-Based) Field-Oriented Control of Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM)
  • AN1078: Sensorless Field-Oriented Control of a PMSM
  • AVR32723: Sensor Field-Oriented Control for Brushless DC motors with AT32UC3B0256
• Diodes Incorporated
  • AN1164: Introduction to Brushless DC Motors
• Monolithic Power Systems
  • AN047: Brushless DC Motor Fundamentals
• Texas Instruments
  • Demystifying BLDC motor commutation: Trap, Sine, & FOC
  • Sensored Field-Oriented Control of 3-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors
  • Sensorless Field-Oriented Control of 3-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors
  • Brushless-DC Motor Driver Considerations and Selection Guide
  • High-Performance Brushless DC Motor Control
  •  Field-oriented control of permanent magnet synchronous motors
  •  Field-Oriented Control of Permanent Magnet Motors
    •  Field-Oriented Control of Permanent Magnet Motors
• MATLAB
  •  Motor Control, Part 4: Understanding Field-Oriented Control
• Analog Devices + Trinamic
  • FOC As Hardware Building Block
• Infineon Technologies
  • Motor Handbook
  • AN204469 - FM3 Family 3-Phase PMSM FOC Control
  • Block commutation vs. FOC in power tool motor control
  •  Motor control for BLDC: block commutation vs. field-oriented control
• ST Microelectronics
  • AN5397: Current Sensing in Motion Control Applications
  • AN4220: Sensorless Six-Step BLDC Commutation