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Understanding Actuators ratings

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FrancoisY

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Nov 10, 2023
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Hello,

I am new to actuators and trying to understand some definition. This gets confusing to me because i can't picture it in my head. can someone help me understand the difference? Example below

1. Rated Torque
2. Spring Return Torque
3. Stall Torque
4. Lower limit stall torque
5. upper limit stall torque

If an example, a unit is a 10nm rated torque, its spring return is 170 in-lbs, stall torque is 380 in-lbs, lower limit stall torque is 250 in-lbs, and upper limit stall torque is 410 in-lbs

If im understanding this correctly, the rated torque is the amount of torque it can output when its trying to open up to 90 degrees
The Sprint return torque is the amount of force its producing when returning to 0 degrees
stall torque is the amount of force it can handle until it holds a dead stale mate?
assuming lower and upper limit is part of the safety factor which it can reach up to.

Thank you all

 
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A spring increases torque when compressed. So, the spring gets weaker as it moves back to the 0-position. The motor needs to provide a higher torque to compress the spring, AND move the damper or valve. A motor can be over loaded for a short time. So, the torque provided by the motor needs to be high, and also needs to increase as it moves.
There also is additional torque required to overcome initial friction before the damper/valve moves.
When the actuator is almost at 90, there is much less torque left to move the damper since the spring already pushes back.

The torques they list I assume are nominal values that apply at different locations of the stroke. Maybe this doesn't' fully answer your question, but maybe explains why there are multiple values.
 
Well is this a pneumatic spring return actuator here? or some sort of motor?

Rated is what the guarantee.
Spring return looks like the min torque at max extension of the spring
Stall is stall - i.e. zero movement , so either toque at stationary or the torque required to stop it moving
Upper and lower self explanatory.

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