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Pneumatic Actuator

11/16/2011 12:33 AM

Hi to all,

Anybody can tell me about the meaning for "actuator open at" and "actuator close at".

Thanks,

Raj

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Re: Pneumatic actuator

11/16/2011 1:05 AM

It may depend on context.

For example, suppose the actuator operates a valve for filling a tank. You might then command the actuator to open at tank level of 20% and close at tank level of 90%.

On the other hand, if you are verifying the actuator position, say with an encoder that ranges from 0 to 100%, your logic might be actuator open at 95% of travel, actuator closed at 2% of travel.

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