Patent ID: 11908649
Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An actuator comprising:
a support;
an armature that is rotatable with respect to the support about an axis of rotation;
a plurality of Thomson coils that are each spaced from the axis of rotation;
the armature comprising a hub and a plurality of Thomson plates, the plurality of Thomson plates each being electrically conductive and extending from the hub, each Thomson plate of the plurality of Thomson plates being situated adjacent a corresponding Thomson coil of the plurality of Thomson coils when the plurality of Thomson coils are in a non-energized state; and
the armature further comprising an output shaft connected with the hub and being structured to rotate a rotational distance responsive to the Thomson coils being energized.