Fairchild Semiconductor's SPM(TM), Cited as a Vital Element in an Award-winning Integrated Motor-variable Frequency Drive Unit
January 17 2006 - 4:35PM
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CMG SpeedMaster(TM) Integral Motor Wins Prestigious 'Engineering
Excellence Award for Engineering Innovation' Fairchild
Semiconductor's (NYSE: FCS) FSAM30SH60A advanced smart power module
(SPM(TM)), providing a high performance, compact solution for AC
motor drive applications, has been selected by CMG of Australia for
use in its new SpeedMaster(TM) Integral Motor-Drive. According to
CMG of Australia, the SpeedMaster is an award-winning integrated
motor-variable frequency drive unit that was recently honored with
the prestigious 'Victorian Engineering Excellence Award for
Engineering Innovation' in Australia. AC induction motors are
widely used by the manufacturing or material processing industries.
According to CMG, the SpeedMaster is a patented development that
delivers powerful yet simple speed control of electric motors.
State-of-the-art control technology incorporated into a normal
sized motor allows a user to plug the motor into a standard and use
it immediately with no additional cabling or programming required.
It is claimed to be the first integrated motor-drive unit with a
design that overcomes heat, vibration and electromagnetic
interference, which is damaging to sensitive electronics. The CMG
SpeedMaster is also environmentally friendly, minimizing energy
consumption at a competitive startup cost. "Without a device like
the Fairchild SPM, CMG could not have developed the SpeedMaster, as
a standard discrete 1.5kW motor control circuit could not fit on a
circuit board the size of a CD," said Mark Davies, application
engineer at Arrow Electronics Australia. "However, it wasn't just
the technical capabilities of the component that ensured success
for CMG, it was the close co-operation between Arrow and Fairchild
that ensured we met all CMG's exacting requirements." Fairchild
Semiconductor's FSAM30SH60A combines optimized circuit protection
and drive matched to low-loss IGBTs. Highly effective short-circuit
current detection/protection is realized through the use of
advanced current sensing IGBT chips that allow continuous
monitoring of the IGBT's current. System reliability is further
enhanced by the built-in over-temperature monitoring and integrated
undervoltage lock-out protection. The high speed built-in
high-voltage IC (HVIC) provides optocoupler-less IGBT gate driving
capability, further reducing the overall size of the inverter
system design. In addition, the incorporated HVIC facilitates the
use of single-supply drive topology enabling the FSAM30SH60A to be
driven by only one drive supply voltage without negative bias.
Inverter current sensing application can be achieved due to the
divided negative DC terminals. The Victorian Engineering Excellence
Awards are held biannually. These prestigious awards showcase
engineers and leading edge, innovative engineering projects and
products. For future details on SpeedMaster(TM), please contact the
CMG Melbourne office at 1300 888 853 (Australia wide) or visit
http://www.cmggroup.com.au. For information on other Fairchild
products or design tools, please visit
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