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Pneumatic
Low No Yes High
Electrical
Medium Yes Yes (HTLS
elect Motor)
Possibility to generate high forces Yes and amplification Stall load/torque variation of pressure with temp. precise position control Fire and safety hazard Power Storage of energy Cleanliness of operation area System size (for same power) Noise
Yes Less
Yes (due to high bulk modulus High
(if leakage)
NA
Yes
High
(electrocution)
High Yes
(by accumulator)
Medium
(by Battery Bank)
Yes Yes
No
fluid)
Yes
Large High
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Speed and force/torque change of actuators Heat dissipation Environmental side effects Application in hazardous environments Delay in actuators response Requirement of return line Confinement Application in food industries
High
coolant)
(fluid as
Yes (Contamination
to atmosphere )
No (environmental
contamination)
Yes (Generation of EM
fields around conductors, toxic gases, ozone)
Possible
Not possible
Highest
No Required Favourable