This paper discusses why appliance designers should consider Hall-effect sensor integrated circuits (ICs) for motor control. This document covers several key design characteristics that improve motor ...

Motor control circuits in appliances including refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners, need to operate more efficiently, reliably and safely while meeting cost requirements. With energy ...

(Image courtesy of Allegro Microsystems). Allegro MicroSystems recently introduced a new family of contact-less, Hall-effect-based magnetic sensor ICs for high speed motor position sensing ...