Thread: Modeling motor control
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Re: Modeling motor control
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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
While the Jags only turn off one FET group, they also have the current sense resistor (.0005 ohm for tan and .001 for black) in series with the discharge path to battery. Again, this path to the battery only exists while the voltage generated in the motor can forward bias the body diode(s).
The current we are discussing in this thread is the current that flows through the motor during the off portion of the duty cycle. This current does not flow through the current sense resistor. It does not flow to the battery.