ON Semiconductor's Energy Efficient Solution Enables Robotic Innovation to Help Industrial Automation Upgrade
ON Semiconductor's Energy Efficient Solution Enables Robotic Innovation to Help Industrial Automation Upgrade
Industrial automation simply refers to the shift from human manufacturing to robotic manufacturing, involving various technologies such as Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), Internet of Things (IoT)/Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Cloud Computing (Cloud CompuTIng), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). , can achieve economic growth and profit maximization, improve production efficiency, and avoid human safety hazards when performing certain tasks. ON Semiconductor provides a comprehensive range of energy-efficient and innovative semiconductor solutions for industrial automation.
motor control
Designers can implement BLDC motor control using ON Semiconductor's brushless DC motor (BLDC) controllers, such as the high-performance second-generation single-motor controllers MC33035, NCV33035, and MC33033, or the MC33039 for closed-loop speed control. For companion power devices, ON Semiconductor offers a family of Power Trench N-channel MOSFETs with avalanche breakdown voltages ranging from 40 V to 150 V or more, depending on the application.
A dedicated inverter network is used to drive the BLDC phase windings of the universal arm brake and end effector. This inverter system contains Power Trench power devices up to 150 V withstand voltage. The following table lists some members of ON Semiconductor's Trench family of discrete devices, along with recommended three-phase gate (pre) drivers:
Digital isolators may be required to feed back high transient currents and high voltages to low-voltage microprocessors that are more sensitive to noise, and depending on the power supply architecture, isolated driver ICs may also be required.
Inverter functional parts and higher power application scenarios can be implemented using Intelligent Power Modules (IPMs) such as ON Semiconductor's NFVA35065L32. This AEC-Q and AQG324 qualified 50 A automotive grade high voltage module integrates a 650V field stop trench IGBT device to withstand higher induced voltage spikes. NFVA35065L32 also integrates rich protection functions such as over-current shutdown, under-voltage lockout (UVLO), over-temperature, over-temperature monitoring, and fault telemetry, which can meet all the requirements of driving today’s three-phase BLDC motor applications, and is stable, reliable and excellent. of high reliability. NFVA33065/34065L32 are 650 V 30 A/40A IPM respectively. NFVA225 / 235 / 25012NP2T – are 1200V 25A/35A/50A IPM.
On the higher power segment, ON Semiconductor has introduced PIM modules of 1200 V 25 A, 35 A and 50 A, offering Converter-Inverter-Brake (CIB) and Converter-Inverter (CI) architecture; and a 650V 50A PIM module that provides a converter-inverter-interleaved PFC (CIP) architecture, ideal for industrial automation-robot applications. In the future, 1200 V class and 650 V class 25 A to 200 A products will be launched, including the Compact and QLP-74 series, to achieve full coverage of the power spectrum to meet various power requirements. The table below lists the TMPIM modules that ON Semiconductor has introduced.
Device Rating Architecture
NXH25C120L2C2SG 1200V 25A
NXH35C120L2C2ESG/SG/S1G 1200V 35A
NXH50C120L2C2ESG/S1G 1200V 50A
NXH50M65L4C2SG/ESG 650V 50A
For higher voltage applications, smart power inverters APM17M series such as NXV10H250XT1 and NXV10H350XT1 are required. These power inverter units are available in three-phase (3 APM17M) or six-phase (6 APM17M) operation.
The package design of this family has the advantage of low parasitic inductance (<25nH), large load transients (large dI/dt) per phase, and low electromagnetic interference (EMI). Each APM17M module has 2 upper tubes (MOS) and 2 lower tubes (MOS), which can be driven by FAN73832 (625V driver IC). The FAN73832 features +0.35A/-0.65A drive capability, programmable dead-time settings to prevent shoot-through of bridge circuits. For the current detection of each phase, we can use NCV210R, NCV213R and/or NCV214R, and use them to detect the current on the shunt resistance of each phase. The maximum operating voltage of this series of current amplifiers is 26 V, and the offset voltage is as low as 35 uV, which is the current The best choice for cycle-by-cycle detection.
To help designers accelerate the development of more energy-efficient motor control solutions, ON Semiconductor also offers an advanced and flexible Motor Development Kit (MDK) for development applications up to 10 kW. This modular, comprehensive prototyping platform includes a Universal Controller Board (UCB) and an expanding range of motor drive evaluation boards, with software development support from Xilinx for high-level integration in the form of the Vivado® Design Suite.
machine vision
One of the key elements in achieving full automation is the ability of machines to sense their surroundings: machines can observe and recognize nearby objects and differentiate and discern their next move, thereby maintaining safety and avoiding conflict. ON Semiconductor is one of the leaders in industrial machine vision, dedicated to empowering machines to surpass human vision and promoting innovation in industrial automation with a full range of imaging solutions and leading technologies.
The NCP3170 synchronous rectifier Buck provides the main power output for point-of-load (POL) power supply. The buck regulator has an output capability of 3.3V/3A, which can provide sufficient power for other downstream devices of ON Semiconductor. The NCP3170 also has Some key features are thermal shutdown and output short circuit. Electronic fuses (e-Fuses) can also be used on DC BUS to suppress voltage/current surges and solve timing problems with multiple power supplies.
Lidar
For low-light and distance-sensitive detection and measurement applications, deploy laser radar (LiDAR) to detect light using single-photon-sensitive high-performance solid-state sensors or silicon photomultiplier (SiPM)/single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) and microcell arrays and ranging, digital 3D images of the desired target can be generated. More precise images are produced due to the high gain, high bandwidth and high sensitivity of the photomultiplier. ARRAYRDM-0116A10-DFN, a member of the R-Series SiPM sensor family, for 905/940 nm LiDAR applications, this 1x16 pixel array format and unique fast output, while 905 nm wavelength sensitivity higher than 100 kA/W, these Excellent features provide a viable solution for factory automation scanning.
The main power supply consists of several switching regulators, converters, and LDOs that provide the appropriate operating voltages for the photomultiplier array, laser diodes, gallium nitride (GaN) drivers, analog front-end bias circuits, time-to-digital converters, and more. In order to provide -24V or -45V negative voltage to Microcell array, NCV898031 asynchronous (SEPIC) boost controller can be used. NCV898031 integrates a MOSFET driver to drive FDMC86116LZ 100V 7.5A 103mΩ Rdson MOS. The boost rectifier part uses ultra-fast recovery Automotive grade diode SURA8120T3G (1A 150V Trr<35ns).
The NCV887102D1R2G automotive-grade boost IC can be used to drive the FDMC86116LZ MOSFET, which can supply 80 V to the laser diode. The NCV890100MWTXG buck regulator integrates switching MOSFETs, suitable for outputting 3.7 V and 5.5 V power supplies. This 2 MHz switching frequency power supply can handle input voltages up to 36 V and is suitable for small size applications. It is necessary to 3.7 V or 5.5 V Ideal for applications with V output voltage.
NCP59300 is a low noise and low ripple linear regulator with 3A current output, NCV8114ASN250T1G is a 300 mA LDO with high PSRR and low quiescent current, and NCV8187AMT120TAG can provide 1.2A output. These LDOs provide power to the FPGA, NC7WZ17P6X clock buffer, NCV809RTRG voltage supervisor/microprocessor and clock oscillator within the time-to-digital converter, and are powered by the DC-DC buck converter output of the NCV890100MWTXG controller powered by.
voice control
Artificial intelligence (AI) voice interaction applications are becoming more popular and further penetrated in the industrial field. The LC823455 single-chip (SoC) that can be used with a host AI system is a 32-bit high-resolution audio digital signal processing (DSP) core with multiple proprietary DSP accelerators (codecs) for audio noise reduction , beamforming and echo cancellation. It is a multi-core architecture (2 ARM M3+1 DSP Cores), which can provide powerful processing power when connected with large-scale programs.
The NCP2823 is a Class-D audio amplifier for driving 4 Ω to 8 Ω output speakers, powered by the NCP3170 DC-DC supplying 5 V. Connected to the 5 V POL supply is a series of high noise rejection linear regulators (LDOs), the NCP170, whose ultra-low quiescent current consumption is ideal for battery powered applications and is ideal for use with the RSL10 platform that supports Bluetooth 5. Realize the interconnection between devices.
wireless connection
QCS-AX-D12/QCS-AX2-D12 is a dual-band dual-concurrent WiFi 6/6E chipset that supports 802.11ax/ac/n/a/g/b standards, and is the industry's first 8x8 8-spatial stream and multi- User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) chip. Its 8 x 8 + 4 x 4 Dual Band Concurrency (DBDC) and OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) enable optimal and efficient use of bandwidth. The QCS-AX-D12/QCS-AX2-D12 access points support up to 10 Gbps and eight spatial streams.
Isolated Power
In the power supply part, the full-bridge rectifier GBPC3506 is used to rectify the AC voltage into a DC voltage, and the 3-channel interleaved CCM PFC IC FAN9673Q can provide a high power factor of PF=1 for the power supply. The power MOS of the PFC is recommended to use a 600 V30 A SuperFET III NTPF082N65S3F , 650V30A SiC diode FFSP3065A is a PFC rectifier diode, SiC diode zero-current recovery characteristics achieve higher efficiency and better EMC characteristics and lower temperature rise.
In 500W-5KW applications, using a full-bridge LLC and secondary synchronous rectifier output or full-bridge rectifier output can achieve efficiencies higher than 95% while providing safe isolation. The NCP(V)4390 is an LLC controller with adaptive dead-time (maintaining optimal body diode conduction time) control while integrating a secondary synchronous rectification drive signal for best energy efficiency performance and minimal peripheral device. NCP(V)4390 primary side MOS zero voltage switch (ZVS), secondary side MOS/diode zero current switch (ZCS), so as to minimize power consumption. The secondary is available in multiple winding configurations to accommodate various required bus voltages, such as 48 V bus voltage for integrated power modules for BLDC motors, 12 V for image sensors, lidar systems, multiphase converters POL supply for Smart Power Stage (SPS), Radio Board/Antenna and Voice Audio Processing.
Polyphase DC-DC Converters
Multi-phase controllers such as NCP81233, integrated MOSFET driver NCP5339 are required, and e-Fuse or load switch ICs are required to provide reverse current protection, input overvoltage clamp or overcurrent protection depending on the circuit.
For applications with higher power requirements, the phase multiplier NCP81162 is available. Two-phase or three-phase converters can be used to power multi-core SoC platforms, such as the NCV81277 or NCV81275A multi-phase controllers, paired with MOSFET driver ICs such as the NCV3025833 or NCV303150.
Supplying 5 V DC to the switching regulator is a 10 A single-phase buck converter consisting of an NCV881930 control IC driving two discrete 40V78 A N-channel MOS – NVMFS5C460NL. The remaining low power supplies with output voltages ranging from 0.75 V to 3.3 V are provided by the NCV6323 internal compensation regulator (integrated MOSFET and MOSFET driver).
Summarize
Robots are one of the key technologies to realize industrial automation. ON Semiconductor provides comprehensive energy-efficient semiconductor solutions for robotics building blocks such as motor control, machine vision, lidar, voice control, wireless connectivity, power supplies, and more, supporting and advancing innovation.
