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What is Mechatronics?
• The portmanteau
"Mechatronics" was first
coined by Mr. Tetsuro
Mori, a senior engineer of
the Japanese company
Yaskawa, in 1969.
• Mechatronics may
alternatively be referred to
as "electromechanical
systems" or less often as
"control and automation
engineering".
What is Mechatronics?
The integrated design of products and processes that include
mechanical and electrical components under intelligent
control.
– Underlying products are physical in nature:
Electromechanical
Hydraulic
Magnetic, etc
– Sensors and Actuators are used to interface with these products.
– There is "intelligence" through imbedded computing capability. All
these processes are highly integrated into sophisticated products
and processes.
Mechatronics
Circuit Breakers
Automatically operated electrical switch
designed to protect an electrical circuit
from damaged caused by overload or a
short circuit.
Circuit Breakers
Features vary based largely on voltage
class, current rating, and the type of circuit
breaker.
Common Features:
1. Detect a fault
2. Act upon the fault
3. Control the arc
4. Reclose the contacts
1. Detect A Fault
• Low current and/or voltage circuit breaker:
occurs within the breaker enclosure
• High current and/or voltage circuit breaker: