Electric Clutches

Electric clutches are equipment drive assemblies that contain electrically actuated components for connecting two shafts so that they can either be locked together and spin at the same speed, or decoupled and spin at different speeds. Engaging the clutch transfers power from an engine to devices such as a transmission and drive wheels. Disengaging the clutch stops the power transfer, but allows the engine to continue turning. Electric clutches permit faster cycling times than pneumatic or hydraulic clutches, but do not provide the same range of torque. They are best suited for automatic machinery that transmits control commands as electric signals rather than as pedal or lever motions. Electric clutches are also useful in applications where the clutch is so far removed from the control point that mechanical connections or pneumatic or hydraulic piping would be difficult to maintain or prohibitively expensive.

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