Simple criteria
Electromagnetic actuators - Topological classification
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Simple criteria
Electromagnetic actuators - Topological classification

Authors : Pierre-Emmanuel CAVAREC, Hamid BEN AHMED, Bernard MULTON

Publication date: February 10, 2004, Review date: January 23, 2025 | Lire en français

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1. Simple criteria

1.1 Definition of an electromagnetic actuator

An electromagnetic actuator is a system capable of converting electrical energy into mechanical energy via a magnetic intermediate stage. This feature makes it fundamentally reversible, unlike some thermodynamic or hydraulic actuators.

Note :

This definition excludes eddy-current brakes, which convert mechanical energy into magnetic and then thermal energy, but which are dissipative and non-reversible.

In an electric actuator, energy conversion is generally based on the interaction of at least two magnetic field sources: a power winding, obtained from an electrical circuit, conveying the electrical energy...

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