Difference between AC and DC sliding gate motor
Sliding gates are a mix of convenience and automation. While there are many types of gates, this gate opener uses a rack and pinion to drive the gate to run, open and close. When you ask about how to choose a gate motor to fit your gate, you can be assured that sliding gate weight between 400KG and 4000KG is available.
We would like to introduce the main part of the gate, the sliding gate motor, these gate motors can be divided into two types, by power supply, AC and DC. The major difference between AC and DC is that DC motors are mostly used in light and small gates, with back power supply (UPS), battery, or solar power, in case of electricity cut off. For some customers, they choose DC is because their country often being out of electricity. It’s difficult for using a gate motor that is without back up supply. OSSDEN K100 sliding gate opener, can be with 12V 1.3AH inbuilt battery and UPS 24V. Normally charge the battery once, work 30-50 times.For these customers, batteries are quite convenient.
To avoid accident, our factory made the gate motor smart. These gate motors are intelligent and smart enough to stop at the right position. And whenever, it detects obstacle , it will stop.
Another difference is that a AC motor has from a DC motor is that an AC motor has a slip ring commutator which allows the current to continuously change direction in the coil of the ac motor, the power supply supplies alternating current instead of a direct current which allows the rotor to rotate in one direction in a magnetic field. The ac power supply can be produced by a device called a AC generator.
When you asking about which type is better, AC sliding or DC sliding? we would like to suggest you to choose DC. As DC power supply is more safe and with Human safety current.
