Motor Operated Valve MOV

By
Er. Laxman Singh Sankhla
B.E.Mech., Chartered Engineer
Jodhpur, India
Mail ID: laxman9992001@yahoo.co.in
Motor Operated Valve MOV
Some valves use an electric motor as an actuator. These valves are called motor
operated valves or MOV's. Refer to figure 30 below.

Figure 30 Motor Operated Valve

A motor operated valve has two main parts: the valve itself and a motor driven screw stem.
The motor uses two bevelled gears to move the valve stem up and down. The drive
gear is attached to the shaft of the motor through speed reducing gears. The stem
gear is threaded in the centre. The valve stem is screwed through the gear.
As the motor turns the stem gear, the valve stem threads itself inside the stem gear.
This threading action moves the stem up or down depending on the direction of
motor rotation.

A motor operated valve is also equipped with a handwheel. The handwheel allows
the valve to be manually operated if the motor should fail.