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Re: SD540 Motor Controller

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Originally Posted by pnitin View Post
Exactly ,
Same is applicable for motor driven by these motor controller, input current and output current are not identical due to switching and stored energy in motor inductance. so you can not just calculate power dissipation in switch by looking at difference in output voltage and output voltage and output current
Except in the case of CTRE's testing they were using power resistors instead of a motor (so no motor inductance), and commanding each motor controller to 100%. In that case, power output should equal power input minus losses in the controller.
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