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MicrocontrollersforAutomaticWashingMachines
Lownoiseandlowvibrationarerequiredforautomaticwashingmachines,becausetheyareusedintheliving
space.Thus,thelatestwashingmachinesusetheinvertercontrolbothforwashingandspindrying,andhelp
reducenoiseandvibration.HighprecisioncontrolachievedbytheVectorengineenablesawashingmachineto
adjusttheamountofwaterandmotortorquetosuitthewashload.Microcontrollersareusedforcontrollingboth
theIGBTsformotordriveandthesystem.

TheBasicConceptofTheProduct

MotorControlMicrocontrollers(withVectorEngine)

MicrocontrollersareusedforcontrollingboththeIGBTsformotordriveandthesystem.Microcontrollersfor
washingmachinesneedthecapabilitytoefficientlycontrolthetorqueandtheamountofwatersuitableforthe
amountoflaundry.WenowwidenourportfolioofmicrocontrollerwithaVectorEngine(M370Group(Note)),for
controllingmultiplemotorsefficientlyandsmoothly.TheVectorEngineisadedicatedhardwarethat
automaticallyperformsbasicprocessingoftheVectorcontrol(coordinatetransformation,aspectconversion
andSIN/COScomputation)andexecutesthePIcontrollertocontrolelectriccurrent.TheVectorEngine,
operatinginconjunctionwith3phasePWMoutputcircuitand12bitADconverter,reducessoftware
processingandCPUload.
CircuitsoftheVectorEngineconsistofthefollowingsections:

Arithmeticunittoexecuteprocessing(calledataskforVectorEngine).
Schedulertocontroltheoperationoftasks.
InterfacebetweenanADconverterandPWMoutput.

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AninterruptsignalfromanADconverteractivatestheVectorEngine.TheVectorEngineacquiresdatafrom
theADconversionresultregisterandexecutescomputingsuchascoordinatetransformationandaspect
conversion.Complexcomputationusingcomplicatedsoftwareisnolongerrequired,becausetheVector
EngineautomaticallyperformsthePIcontrolforcontrollingspeed,aspectconversionusingspacevectorand
putsdataintothePWMoutputcircuit.UserscansignificantlyreducetheCPUload(Usingoursamplesoftware,
softwareprocessingtimewas1/4).Userscanalsousetheirsoftwareforcontrollingflexiblepartssuchasrotor
positionandspeed.

Note:ARMCortex M3Microcontrollers:TX03Series
*ARMandCortexareregisteredtrademarksofARMLimited(oritssubsidiaries)intheEUand/orelsewhere.

SystemBlockDiagram

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Features

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PanelControl
LCDdriver/LEDdriver

Recommendedproducts>>TMP89FW20A/TMP89FW24A/TMP89FS60

MotorControl
Vectorengine(VE)
PMDcircuitforcontrollingmotors

Recommendedproducts>>TMPM370/TMPM372/TMPM373/TMPM374/TMPM376
KeyfeaturesandstrengthsofrecommendedgroupM370>>ProductIntroductionGuide

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