What is a motorized valve?

The motorized valve is the type of valve that uses an electric motor to open or close its mechanism. This type of valve is ideally suitable for very large valve types or application for remote fluid control, such as deicing aircraft, irrigation of agriculture and automated fire suppression. Most valve types are suitable for motorized applications, while some commonly used types are gate, ball and butterfly. The motorized valve is also well suitable for driving for steering control, where the system inputs include the operation of the incremental valve. Mechanisms of control of internal fluids of motorized valves are generally identical to their manual counterparts; Valve control inputs are the only difference between the two. However, the valve control can represent logistics problems when the valves are too large to be practically open or closed manually, are in distant, inaccessible places, or have to work during periods when plants or installations areunmanned. The answer to these problems is the use of a motorized valve. This type of valve works in exactly the same way as manual variety, except for activating an electric motor. This type of valve can be remotely open or closed by an operator or inputs from an automated system.

motorized valves usually have an electric motor that controls the gear mechanism through the gear to open or close them. The specific mechanism depends on the type of valve. Vertical travel valves, such as gates or permeable valves, usually use a lead screw mechanism that raises or drops into the gate and usually occurs in larger systems such as a water supply network. Globe valves also use the mechanism a pre -bolt for the location of the narrowed plug that controls the fluid flow in a high -precision application for measurement.

motorized valves swivel or quarter turnY are the type of valve with the fastest control times and usually use the mechanism of the cam or central spindle procedure. These valves are among the most common types of motor valves and include valve varieties with balls and butterflies. These valves are not suitable for flow control, but have the best seals of all valve types. They are usually used on high -pressure fuel lines and aircraft deicing systems.

Internally, the motorized valve is generally identical to the manual valve of the same type. The only physical difference between them is to include the engine and gearbox assembly. The motorized valve mechanisms are prevented too far from a set of electrical limits that reduce the engine supply when the valve is either fully open or closed. When the valve must be re -set, the engine direction is simply turned to turn the valve in the opposite direction.