bidirectional, variable-speed motor control


Posted on May 25, 2012

During the development of systems that include small motors, a simple, bidirectional motor controller with speed adjustment may be helpful. Figure 1 shows such a controller. The circuit uses everyday components whose tolerances and ratings are unimportant as long as they sustain the required voltage, current, and power. The circuit`s advantages are low cost, small size, flexibility, and ready availability. You can assemble it in less than an hour on a board measuring approximately 75½§100 mm; its height is less than 12 mm. A transistor-based H-bridge allows two directions of rotation.



A chopper controls the upper arms of the H-bridge, thereby enabling the speed adjustment. To start the rotation in one direction, you must connect one of the inputs (In CW or In CCW) to 0V. You can do this through switches, transistors, or open-collector




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