Homebrew Motor Controller

Developing a single board for inverter and motor control 👍

Table of Contents:

1. Notes
2. Progress
3. Timeline

Meeting Notes

June	1	2021

Select Operating point/Motor (Conrad)

• Make Design Matrix
• Cost is determining factor
  • Find cheapest analogy to our current motor
    • Encoderless?
    • ask Elliot, Tucker
  • LV (0 - 12V)
    • Safety, cheaper
  • HV (48V +)
    • Maybe more realistic?
  • TestPack Voltage?

Select Microcontroller/Launchpad (Leo)

• Metrics
  • COST
  • Speed
  • High frequency PWM
  • High speed ADC
• TI - suitable chip-line
  • Piccolo

Future Concerns

Select Driving Circuitry

• FET/IGBT
• Driving IC

How To Quantify Performance?

Board design for high frequency performance?

Cooling system needed for inverter?

Timeline

tbd