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Electrical Actuators: Motors Are Generally

An electric actuator uses an electric motor to convert electrical energy into mechanical torque to actuate equipment such as valves. A brake is often installed above the motor to prevent the valve from opening if power is lost. Electric actuators are clean and readily available as they do not use oil or fossil fuels. MOV valves are a common example of equipment actuated by electric actuators.

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Electrical Actuators: Motors Are Generally

An electric actuator uses an electric motor to convert electrical energy into mechanical torque to actuate equipment such as valves. A brake is often installed above the motor to prevent the valve from opening if power is lost. Electric actuators are clean and readily available as they do not use oil or fossil fuels. MOV valves are a common example of equipment actuated by electric actuators.

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Electrical Actuators

An electric actuator is powered by a motor that converts electrical energy into


mechanical torque. The electrical energy is used to actuate equipment such as multi-turn
valves. Additionally, a brake is typically installed above the motor to prevent the media
from opening valve. If no brake is installed, the actuator will uncover the opened valve and
rotate it back to its closed position. If this continues to happen, the motor and actuator will
eventually become damaged. It is one of the cleanest and most readily available forms of
actuator because it does not directly involve oil or other fossil fuels.

Basically, it is one kind of geared motor which can be of various voltages and is the
main torque producing component. To stop extreme current draw, electric actuator motors
are generally set with a thermal overload sensor fixed in the motor windings
MOVs (Motor Operated Valves) is one of the best examples of Electric
Actuator

MOV SOLENOID VALVE


SOLENOID VALVES

Actuator
Advantages Disadvantages
Type
Cheap. Repeatable.
No power source
required. Self- Manual operation
Mechanical contained. Identical only. No automation.
behavior extending or
retracting.

Cheap. Repeatable.
Operation can be
automated. Self-
contained. Identical
Electro- behavior extending or
Many moving parts prone to wear.
mechanical retracting. DC or
stepping motors.
Position feedback
possible. Can be
remotely controlled.

Simple design.
Minimum of moving
parts. High speeds
Linear possible. Self- Low force.
motor contained. Identical
behavior extending or
retracting.

Piezoelectric Very small motions Requires position feedback to be


possible. repeatable. Short travel. Low speed. High
voltages required. Expensive. Good in
compression only, not in tension.

Can leak. Requires


position feedback for
Very high forces repeatability. External
Hydraulic possible. hydraulic pump required.
Some designs perform
well in compression only.

Strong, light, simple,


Pneumatic Precise position control impossible except at full stops
fast.

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