Commutation Question

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I’m trying to understand the principles behind Odrive’s commutation of a motor.

I’m running Odrive Pro and D6374 motors and wondered what approach is used to commute the motor.

Does the Odrive use 3-phase sinusoidal signals and FOC to reduce cogging?

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Yup

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Yes we use FOC for smooth sinusoidal commutation. Cogging usually refers to the motor’s torque detent that exists even when unpowered. That is somewhat separate from sine/FOC commutation.

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Thanks for the help.

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