Magnetic track length

This chapter contains information on determining the length of the magnetic track. The necessary travel range is determined by the application specifications.

The required magnetic path length corresponds to the travel range including the length of the coil part used.

During the planning phase it is necessary to determine the number of magnetic plates required.

Two options are available for determining the number of magnetic plates required:

• conventional calculation and
• effective calculation.

Both approaches calculate a minimum requirement. In practice, the magnetic tracks are longer, since the space for limit switches and reserves is included in the calculation. In addition, whole magnetic plates are always used.