rew wrote:A full sine cycle is 2*pi. So a third of that is 2/3 PI
Phase A is energized with the voltage: Va = Vs * sin (f * t + 0*2/3PI);
Phase B is energized with the voltage: Vb = Vs * sin (f * t + 1*2/3PI);
Phase C is energized with the voltage: Vc = Vs * sin (f * t + 2*2/3PI);
here Vs is the "duty cycle" dependent voltage scale. and f is the RPM (in the proper units).
Now the question is: what does it mean that a phase is energized with a voltage: We can only drive either to V+ or to V-?
Well, when the target voltage is 0, we alternate the highside and the lowside switch in a 50/50 fashion. 50% PWM. So now by varying the PWM percentage we can apply (effective) voltages anywhere between -Vbat/2 to +Vbat/2.
@rew For arguments sake, let's imagine in the following diagram showing a wye-wound motor that at a particular time mosfets D, B & C are ON leading to voltage across all 3 wye phases simultaneously:

Now we swap out the wye-wound motor for a delta-wound motor:

^Now, with the delta motor, even though mosfets D, B & C are ON, now there is no voltage across one of the 3 phases (bottom phase).
So @rew, please correct me if I am wrong, but by extension of logic you are basically saying that in BLDC mode 2/3rds Wye phases and 3/3rds Delta phases become energized simultaneously, but when in FOC mode, 3/3rds Wye phases and 2/3rds Delta phases become energized simultaneously.
@Rew can you please confirm that in FOC mode, only 2/3rds of the phases in a delta-wound motor become simultaneously energized, as opposed to in BLDC mode when all 3/3rds of the phases in a delta-wound motor become simultaneously energized?
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Where:
Red Area = Phase "A" -- Energized
Green Area = Phase "B" -- Energized
Blue Area = Phase "C" -- Energized
Black Line = 12 Pole Wye Stator Magnetic Field Vectors w/ 3 Energized Phases
White Line = 14 Pole Rotor Magnetic Field Vectors

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Where:
Red Area = Phase "A" -- Energized
Green Area = Phase "B" -- Energized
Blue Area = Phase "C" -- Not Energized
Black Line = 12 Pole Wye Stator Magnetic Field Vectors w/ 2 Energized Phases
White Line = 14 Pole Rotor Magnetic Field Vectors
