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BeanAnimal · 11/18/2004, 10:13 AM

PWM stand for pulse width modulation.

It tells you nothing about the shape of the sine wave...just how it is created. A step sine wave refers to the shape... which is not good for motors.

11/18/2004, 10:13 AM	#104
BeanAnimal Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 20,772	PWM stand for pulse width modulation. It tells you nothing about the shape of the sine wave...just how it is created. A step sine wave refers to the shape... which is not good for motors.