Electric Actuators
» Glossary of Terms
Alphabet Index
【D】●Deviation
Difference from the reference value. In the servo mechanism, it means the difference between the targeted value and the current value.
●Driver
The circuit device to make a motor rotate. A controller and PLC are required to operate it. There exist several drivers (names).
●Duty
Duty means “operating rate” in the machine industry. The time in which the actuator is moving during one cycle time.
