Power Tools
Electrical power tools come in a variety of shapes including drills and screwdrivers to more complex intelligent wrenches or garden tools either powered from the AC mains or by batteries in cordless equipment.
Whether for DIY enthusiasts or heavy-duty use by professionals and depending on the type of equipment and the required performance, power tools can use a brushed DC, 3-phase BLDC or induction motor.
The electronics inside these tools need to provide high efficiency – especially in cordless designs – and a long lifetime as well as enable new functionalities including motion sensing and connectivity to enhance tool usability.
We have a wide range of motor control solutions to fit the types of motors and power ratings found in power tools including power MOSFETs and intelligent power modules (IPM), MOSFET and IGBT gate drivers and monolithic motor drivers as well as a large selection of 32-bit STM32 microcontrollers and motion and ranging sensors.
Resources
Technical Documentation
Application Notes
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AN4607: Basics on the thyristor (SCR) structure and its application | 2.0 | 317 KB |
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AN4966: Design guidelines for the shutdown function in the SLLIMM-nano series | 1.0 | 1 MB |
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AN4694: EMC design guides for motor control applications | 1.0 | 2 MB |
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AN4030: Gate to cathode capacitor, impact on Triac immunity and reliability | 1.0 | 223 KB |
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AN4363: How to select the Triac, ACS, or ACST that fits your application | 2.1 | 361 KB |
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AN4608: How to select the right thyristor (SCR) for your application | 1.0 | 895 KB |
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AN4544: IGBT datasheet tutorial | 1.1 | 2 MB |
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AN5125: ISM330DLC: 3D accelerometer and 3D gyroscope with digital output for industrial applications | 2.0 | 1 MB |
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AN441: Inductive load control with AC switches | 3.2 | 712 KB |
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AN4564: Is a positive power supply mandatory for my application, or could a negative output work also? | 1.0 | 384 KB |
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AN4193: Low duty cycle operation with the SPIRIT1 transceiver | 2.0 | 225 KB |
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AN3168: Non-insulated SCR / Triac control circuits | 1.2 | 315 KB |
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AN4642: Overview of the BLE Profiles application for X-CUBE-BLE1, expansion for STM32Cube | 3.0 | 2 MB |
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AN2703: Parameter list for SCRs, TRIACs, AC switches, and DIACS | 2.6 | 98 KB |
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AN5046: Printed circuit board assembly recommendations for STMicroelectronics PowerFLAT™ packages | 3.0 | 5 MB |
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AN440: QII and QIII TRIAC triggering with positive power supply | 3.4 | 97 KB |
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AN437: RC snubber circuit design for TRIACs | 2.6 | 587 KB |
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AN533: SCRs, TRIACs, and AC switches, thermal management precautions for handling and mounting | 3.6 | 217 KB |
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AN4768: SLLIMM™ 2nd series small low-loss intelligent molded module | 4.0 | 23 MB |
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AN3338: SLLIMM™ small low-loss intelligent molded module | 5.0 | 4 MB |
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AN4840: SLLIMM™-nano 2nd series small low-loss intelligent molded module | 1.0 | 3 MB |
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AN4043: SLLIMM™-nano small low-loss intelligent molded module | 2.1 | 4 MB |
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AN4198: SPIRIT1: increasing the output power | 1.0 | 387 KB |
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AN4999: STSPIN32F0 overcurrent protection | 1.1 | 741 KB |
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AN5128: STSPIN32F0/F0A - buck converter | 1.0 | 334 KB |
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AN5123: STSPIN32F0A - bootloader and USART protocol | 1.0 | 265 KB |
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AN439: Snubberless™ and logic level TRIAC behavior at turn-off | 3.4 | 458 KB |
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AN308: TRIAC analog control circuits for inductive loads | 4.2 | 141 KB |
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AN442: TRIACS AND MICROCONTROLLERS - THE EASY CONNECTION | 2.1 | 55 KB |
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AN3169: Technology performance comparison of Triacs subjected to fast transient voltages | 1.1 | 169 KB |
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AN302: Thyristors and TRIACs: holding current - an important parameter | 3.5 | 138 KB |
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AN303: Thyristors and TRIACs: latching current | 3.4 | 164 KB |
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AN4076: Two or three shunt resistor based current sensing circuit design in 3-phase inverters | 1.6 | 1 MB |
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AN4772: wM-Bus (2013) firmware stack overview | 1.0 | 786 KB |
Technical Notes & Articles
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TN1221: Mounting instruction for SLLIMM™ -nano 2nd series (N2DIP-26L) | 1.0 | 542 KB |
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TN1220: Mounting instruction for SLLIMM™ 2nd series (SDIP2F-26L full molded and SDIP2B-26L DBC based) | 1.0 | 604 KB |
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TN0107: Mounting instructions for STMicroelectronics SLLIMM™ (small low-loss intelligent molded module) | 4.0 | 698 KB |
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TN1037: SLLIMM™-nano mounting instructions and heatsink | 3.0 | 1 MB |
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TN0018: Surface mounting guidelines for MEMS sensors in an LGA package | 6.0 | 214 KB |
User Manual
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UM1036: 2 kW 3-phase motor control STEVAL-IHM028V2 evaluation board featuring the IGBT intelligent power module STGIPS20C60 | 2.0 | 1 MB |
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UM0969: 3-phase motor control demonstration board featuring IGBT intelligent power module STGIPS10K60A | 2.0 | 3 MB |
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UM1483: Low power motor control board STEVAL-IHM036V1 featuring SLLIMM™ STGIPN3H60 and MCU STM32F100C6T6B | 1.1 | 591 KB |
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UM2325: ST PowerStudio dynamic electrothermal simulation software for power devices | 2.0 | 2 MB |
Programming Manuals
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PM0237: BlueNRG, BlueNRG-MS stacks programming guidelines | 7.0 | 1 MB |
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PM0257: BlueNRG-1, BlueNRG-2 BLE stack v2.x programming guidelines | 3.0 | 1 MB |
Presentations & Training Material
Presentations
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An introduction to electric motors | 1.0 | 2 MB |
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ST PowerStudio overview | 1.0 | 1 MB |
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X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1 Quick start guide | 1.5 | 1 MB |
Publications and Collaterals
Flyers
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60, 80 and 100 V STripFET™ F7 MOSFETs | 1.0 | 764 KB |
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800-1050V MDmesh™ K5: ST’s first Super-junction VHV MOSFET Series | 1.0 | 1 MB |
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BlueNRG-1 Ultra-low-power Bluetooth® Low Energy System-on-Chip | 1 | 714 KB |
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BlueNRG-2 The new generation Bluetooth® Low Energy System-on-Chip | 3.0 | 248 KB |
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DC-DC converters | 557 KB | |
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Field-Effect Rectifier Diodes Advantageously replace Schottky (60V and 100V) | 1.0 | 1 MB |
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ISM330DLC iNEMO® 6-axis inertial module for Industry 4.0 | 1.0 | 741 KB |
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L6984, L6986 Energy saving synchronous DC-DC converters for industrial | 1 MB | |
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Motor driver ICs based on 32-bit MCU in tiny 7x7 mm QFN | 11.2017 | 259 KB |
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S2-LP:Ultra-low-power, high-performance, sub-1GHz RF transceiver | 4.0 | 1 MB |
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SLLIMM™ 2nd Series Small Low-Loss Intelligent Molded Module | 1.0 | 1 MB |
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ST Diodes Finder : the new app for Android and iOS | 2.0 | 1 MB |
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ST Thyristor Finder: SCRs and Triacs on Android and iOS | 1.0 | 854 KB |
Selection Guides
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Linear and Switching Voltage Regulators Selection Guide | 3.0 | 370 KB |
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STSPIN motor drivers | 11.2017 | 1 MB |
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Thyristors, Triacs, AC switches and A.S.D™ selection guide | 2.0 | 1 MB |
Brochures
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Brochure Power management guide | 10.2018 | 4 MB |
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Motor Control Reference Guide | 15.10 | 2 MB |
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Products and solutions for Smart industry | 3.0 | 2 MB |
Magazine Articles
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STSPIN Motor Control: Design Considerations for Brushless Direct Current Motor Control | 1.0 | 5 MB |
