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.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
|  | Comparison of the force-current characteristics of both converter models with armature blocked at mid-position | 
|  | Force-stroke characteristic of the permeance model at constant current | 
|  | Armature stroke of both moving coil actuator models after a voltage step at time t=0 | 
|  | Components to be used in examples |