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Looking for Imputs/Ideas for AC Drive Motor Control.

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Looking for ideas/brainstorming.
I have TDA1085CG AC Motor Control I.C.s..
Originally intended for washing Machine (the laundry Type).
Looking to Control an AC Ducted Fan being powered by an Inverter.
A simple TRIAC won't do - I also have a requirement for Remote Control of Motor Speed (Preferably Wireless).
How do I get this IC to actually drive and control a Ducted Fan motor running at about 2500 RPM and allow for varying Fan Speed.
Ducted Fan will, draw approximately 3-9 Amps (under load at 115VAC).
A tachometer bus will be provided for Fan Speed verification/control loop.
The Inverter is a cheap DC to AC Inverter (the project is being powered by two possible sources (Lithium Ion Battery, and/or Solar Cell Arrays).
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Considered using DC fans, but 24VDC and 48VDC Fans of this magnitude are way more expensive that the AC driven fans.
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Has anyone here worked on a project/design that has any or all of these requirements?
Can the TDA1085CG actually control this rate of motor speed? (The washing machines don't even spin this fast).
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This is all I can reveal so far - Parameters are not really set in stone, but this is not going to be a simple hair dryer. It will be an arial project, so motor control has to be dead on reliable.
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The control circuitry will have to be small and compact (there are space constrictions - but as stated earlier, they aren't set in stone, and any reasonable space requirements can probably be accommodated - But a refrigerator sized box is a deal killer - a cigarette pack would be perfect... Just dreaming guys).
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Looking for inputs and ideas.
Thanks
Dave
 

I posted some time ago that circuit I used in washing machine to drive the motors :

**broken link removed**

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Using a VFD inverter would be a more power efficifient solution. Phase angle control of AC motors is basically possible, particularly with fan load. But I don't know, if your "cheap DC to AC Inverter" will tolerate a phase angle controlled load. For phase angle control you would need a opto triac without zero-crossing detector, MOC302x rather than MOC304x.
 

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