Why the motor drive subsystem is so important to the electric motor

If you stop and think about it, the electric motor is perhaps one of the most important pieces of technology today.

This is especially true when it comes to industrial applications—whether it’s a DC-, AC-, or special-type like a stepper or brushless DC, the electric motor is tasked with powering most of the machines used across the modern-day industrial landscape.

In fact, it is estimated that electric motors today account for more than two thirds of electricity consumption in industrial applications alone!

Driving the electric motor is the motor drive subsystem, and as the technologies that operate today’s industrial machines continue to advance, so too must the components that make up this system. This is because the motor drive subsystem is constantly being faced with new technical challenges at both the system and component level, especially when it comes to power, size, performance, reliability, and safety. 

As a result, the subsystem designers are expected to provide a product that not only is able to deliver more current efficiently, reliably, and accurately, they must also take into account the many safeguards and ways of protecting the technology from possible high-voltage damage, too. 

Fortunately, companies like Avago Technologies make their job easier. Avago specializes in providing the most advanced components for today’s electric motors and motor drive subsystems and today has one of the industry’s broadest portfolio of parts specific to this technology, including optocouplers, fiber-optic solutions, and rotary and motion control encoders.

To learn more about the parts Avago Technologies has to offer, or to learn more about electric motors and motor drive subsystems, download the company’s product solutions guide for Industrial Motor Drives. 

You can also visit the Avago Technologies website.