I'm interested in using vesc with a very small drone motor. Haven't settled on a motor yet, but we're talking around 20A continuous max, probably on a 4s battery (14.8v).
The smallest VESC I have found so far is from Flipsky FSESC 4.12:
https://flipsky.net/products/torque-esc-vesc-%C2%AE-bldc-electronic-spee...
Now, compared to the standard drone ESC option:
https://www.racedayquads.com/collections/all-escs/products/spedix-20a-es...
Right now theres about a 10x size difference between the two. I realize the VESC is much more capable, but I suspect the size difference really comes from the additional current capacity I do not need.
I cannot settle with the BHELI_S, ESC, as it does not have functionality that I require (regen), as well as VESC has some very nice features I plan to take advantage of (Velocity control).
Looking around more, I found a Holybro 50A version that doesn't have the giant caps hanging off it:
http://www.holybro.com/product/vesc-4-12/
As well as this guy, which is roughly the same weight and area:
https://www.makerx-tech.com/products/vesc
Any experience with the above, or know of any smaller? The flipsky definitely seems the most popular.
Ooo, I really wish this turned into an active project, or that the gerber files were available:
https://vesc-project.com/node/1370
I feel like you've missed many of the smaller VESCs.
https://maytech.cn/collections/speed-controllers/products/copy-of-maytec...
https://flipsky.net/collections/electronic-products/products/mini-fsesc4...
https://teamtriforceuk.com/a50s/
I personally wouldn't use a VESC on a drone unless you really really wanted the communications interfaces the VESC provides, otherwise I'm sure you'll get a much better response from something BLHeli_32 based.
Thanks for the links. I had not seen the A50S, which seems to be what I'm looking for. I should clarify this isn't actually for drone use and the bheli ESCs aren't sufficient as I need regen and speed control capabilities.