Motor Control for Power Tools

Renesas’ motor control reference design has PWM timers for three-phase control and an FPU to enhance algorithm performance

Image of Renesas’ Winning Combination - Motor Control for Power ToolsFor this winning combination reference design, Renesas chooses a high voltage solution (48 V) that features the high-performance Arm®-M4 based RA6M3 MCU. It has specific PWM timers for three-phase motor control and a floating point unit (FPU) to enhance algorithm performance.

This block diagram shows a setup that includes an embedded power supply for the MCU (3.3 V) and MOSFET half-bridge drivers (12 V).

The power source (battery or main power supply) is not part of this proposal and is represented here as a simple battery pack.

Features
  • High integration MCU with touch/LCD/ADC/DAC features
  • Volatile organic compounds (VOC)/temperature sensor
  • Light sensor to support filter exchange detection
  • RA6M3 MCUs
    • Arm M4-based 32-bit, wide VIN MCU with built-in FPU for motor control
  • HIP2103 half-bridge drivers
    • High voltage drivers for industrial motor control, single phase
  • HIP2104 half-bridge drivers
    • High voltage drivers for industrial motor control, single phase, including LDO

RA6M3 MCUs

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
EK-RA6M3 R7FA6M3 EVAL BRDRTK7EKA6M3S00001BUEK-RA6M3 R7FA6M3 EVAL BRD7 - Immediate$123.40View Details
EK-RA6M3G R7FA6M3 EVAL BRDRTK7EKA6M3S01001BUEK-RA6M3G R7FA6M3 EVAL BRD1 - Immediate$216.98View Details
IC MCU 32BIT 1MB FLASH 144LFQFPR7FA6M3AF3CFB#AA0IC MCU 32BIT 1MB FLASH 144LFQFP135 - Immediate$20.34View Details
IC MCU 32BIT 1MB FLASH 176LFQFPR7FA6M3AF3CFC#AA0IC MCU 32BIT 1MB FLASH 176LFQFP916 - Immediate$21.20View Details
IC MCU 32BIT 1MB FLASH 100LFQFPR7FA6M3AF3CFP#AA0IC MCU 32BIT 1MB FLASH 100LFQFP0 - Immediate$19.16View Details
IC MCU 32BIT 2MB FLASH 144LFQFPR7FA6M3AH3CFB#AA0IC MCU 32BIT 2MB FLASH 144LFQFP354 - Immediate$22.12View Details
IC MCU 32BIT 2MB FLASH 176LFQFPR7FA6M3AH3CFC#AA0IC MCU 32BIT 2MB FLASH 176LFQFP156 - Immediate$23.00View Details
IC MCU 32BIT 2MB FLASH 100LFQFPR7FA6M3AH3CFP#AA0IC MCU 32BIT 2MB FLASH 100LFQFP325 - Immediate$20.95View Details

HIP2103 Half-Bridge Drivers

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
EVAL BOARD FOR HIP2103 HIP2104HIP2103-4DEMO1ZEVAL BOARD FOR HIP2103 HIP21041 - Immediate$114.69View Details
EVAL BOARD FOR HIP2103 HIP2104HIP2103_4MBEVAL1ZEVAL BOARD FOR HIP2103 HIP21041 - Immediate$114.69View Details
EVAL BOARD FOR HIP2103HIP2103DBEVAL1ZEVAL BOARD FOR HIP21030 - Immediate$114.69View Details
IC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 8TDFNHIP2103FRTAAZIC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 8TDFN2295 - Immediate$3.67View Details
IC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 8TDFNHIP2103FRTAAZ-TIC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 8TDFN0 - Immediate$1.85View Details
IC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 8TDFNHIP2103FRTAAZ-T7AIC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 8TDFN0 - Immediate$4.57View Details
EVAL BOARD FOR HIP2103 HIP2104HIP2103-4DEMO2ZEVAL BOARD FOR HIP2103 HIP21041 - Immediate$92.87View Details

HIP2104 Half-Bridge Drivers

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
IC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 12DFNHIP2104FRAANZ-T7AIC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 12DFN500 - Immediate$2.68View Details
EVAL BOARD FOR HIP2104HIP2104DBEVAL1ZEVAL BOARD FOR HIP21040 - Immediate$114.69View Details
IC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 12DFNHIP2104FRAANZIC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 12DFN2234 - Immediate$4.32View Details
IC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 12DFNHIP2104FRAANZ-TIC GATE DRVR HALF-BRIDGE 12DFN0 - Immediate$2.21View Details
Published: 2020-05-19