Coupling Resists Leakage In Solar Panel Capacitor

August 26, 2010 by  
Filed under Flexible, Linear

flexible coupling Huco Dynatork has supplied its Multi-Beam coupler for use in a solar panel high-voltage capacitor manufactured by a Japanese consumer electronics company.

The flexible misalignment coupling is used to connect the drive from the gearbox to a lead screw and had to be able to resist any current leakage.

It is ideal for a variety of precision motion applications that require torsional stiffness and zero backlash, but had to be manufactured from a non-standard material to prevent current leakage across the drive.

To achieve the required high resistance, Huco Dynatork selected Victrex Peek.

This polymer offers high mechanical strength in high temperatures, and good chemical resistance and electrical insulation properties.

Huco Tools Assist Coupling Selection for Design Engineers

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Huco Dynatork, an Altra Industrial Motion company, offers the worlds most comprehensive range of small precision couplings from a single manufacturer. Huco’s precision couplings are ideal for use in high-end servo drives, pulse generators, scanners, X-Y positioning slides, high speed dynamometers, measuring instruments, robotics, machine tools and in many other applications where specific dimensional or performance criteria is required.

Because there is such a wide range of different motion control couplings from which the design engineer can choose, Huco offers a complete Design Guide to coupling performance characteristics on the company’s website.

The website also contains a unique Coupling Selector designers can use as a tool to identify the coupling types that meet their design criteria for angular, radial or axial misalignment, or a combination of all three. The interactive tool helps designers understand whether they need a bellows, membrane, sliding disc or helical beam, or another design.

The Coupling Selector takes the key information provided about the application and presents all the couplings that fit the criteria, with a link to the detailed specification of each coupling. Selection is based upon coupling type (mechanism), dimensions, shaft connections, performance, displacement and other conditions.

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