Depending on the actuator, electric valves can be categorized into various types, including electric butterfly valves, electric ball valves, electric gate valves, and electric globe valves. The following details several common electric valve models and their applications.
1. Electric Butterfly Valve
Electric butterfly valves are compact, lightweight, flexible, and reliably sealable. Their key features include a narrow opening and closing angle and minimal space requirements. They are suitable for regulating and shutting off media in medium- and low-pressure pipelines.
2. Electric Ball Valve
Electric ball valves are simple, easy to operate, and offer excellent sealing performance. Their key features include a wide opening and closing angle and high flow capacity, making them suitable for shutting off media in various pipelines.
3. Electric Gate Valve
Electric gate valves are simple, reliably sealable, and easy to operate. Their key features include vertical movement and low flow capacity, making them suitable for shutting off media in high-pressure pipelines.
4. Electric Globe Valve
An electric globe valve is a valve with a simple structure, excellent sealing performance, and easy operation. Its main feature is that the valve moves up and down when opening and closing, making it suitable for media shutoff control in various pipelines.
Other Classifications of Electric Valve Models
In addition to different actuators, electric valves can also be classified according to their structure and control method.
1. Structure
Depending on their structure, electric valves can be divided into various types, such as straight-through, angle, three-way, four-way, and multi-way. Straight-through electric valves are primarily used in applications with high flow rates, while angle electric valves are suitable for applications with low flow rates.
2. Control Method
Depending on their control method, electric valves can be divided into various types, such as on-off, modulating, and intelligent. On-off electric valves are mainly used for media shutoff control, modulating electric valves are suitable for media flow regulation, and intelligent electric valves can intelligently adjust according to changes in media flow and pressure.