MovingCoilActuator

Two translatory electrodynamic actuator models of different modelling depth and their comparison

Package Contents

ForceCurrentBehaviour

Comparison of the force-current characteristics of both converter models with armature blocked at mid-position

ForceStrokeBehaviour

Force-stroke characteristic of the permeance model at constant current

ArmatureStroke

Armature stroke of both moving coil actuator models after a voltage step at time t=0

Components

Components to be used in examples

Information

This information is part of the Modelica Standard Library maintained by the Modelica Association.

Moving coil actuators are often called electrodynamic actuators and a proportional behaviour between force and current is expressed by a converter constant (see ConstantActuator). However, in a simple moving coil actuator as presented in this example there is an additional non-linear force component that is due to the increase of the inductance when the armature coil moves into the ferromagnetic stator. A simple PermeanceActuator can be used to describe this non-linear force component.