PWM Up Close and Personal
Constant brightness, flashing light, PWM drive on the electric motor—the same principle, three visible effects.
Art. No. 12 020 190 · TP-Lab
TP-Lab Actuator Trainer 4.0 The components opposite the sensor.
PWM generator, Zener diode, capacitor, thyristor, electric motor, and proportional valve—controlled, measured, and compared in terms of behavior across 14 tasks.
14 Tasks · in the manual and in the course
8 Chapters · in the e-learning course
6 hrs Hands-on · total task time
6 Languages · same task, different language
Power Minute · 60 seconds
The trainer in one minute.
What the trainer does in class — shown in a minute, with sound. Subtitles can be switched on in the player.
Why this trainer
What it does in the classroom.
Four points where the TP-Lab Actuator Trainer 4.0 differs from a diagram — you measure on the trainer, not on the drawing.
A Comparison of Control Methods
Electric motor and proportional valve—each controlled via PWM, via a transistor, and manually—the difference is something you experience, not something you’re told.
Components that apprentices confuse
A Zener diode on its own, with a light bulb, and with a transistor; plus a capacitor and a thyristor—each in its own task.
Your existing equipment comes along
With TPGO, the courses are also compatible with your existing THEPRA devices—your current equipment remains in use. Anyone who purchases a 4.0 device with TPGO today will also be able to use it with the older trainers in their facility.
Generation 4.0
From 20 component fields to 23.
The changes compared with the TP-Lab Electronics & Actuators Trainer — point by point, straight from development.
- Terminal 30, 5 V rail and PWM rail with self-resetting fuse
- G1 and G2 have been omitted — the 5-V and PWM rails are now at the top
- S8 as an additional switch
- P3 Indicator LED
- R19 heating resistor with red LED as a simulation
- Q2 as an HV contactor instead of a simple relay
- Q3 Control Valve Behind a Transparent Window
- M1 Motor as a Radiator Fan
- Omitted: a shunt
On the front panel
18 component fields. 4 of them new.
Every field can be measured on its own and wired up freely. The 4 fields marked as new do not exist on the TP-Lab Electronics & Actuators Trainer. Terminal 30 (12.5 V) · 5 V rail · PWM rail · Terminal 31
Power Actuators
- Q2 HV Contactor (Relay) new
- Q3 Proportional valve new
- M1 DC motor (fan)
- M2 DC Motor (pump)
- E8 · E9 Light bulbs 12 V / 2 W
Semiconductors & Switching
- Q1 Thyristor
- R18 Zener 6.2 V / 3 W
- K4 Transistor
- K5 MOSFET
- C1 10 mF capacitor
- R19 Heat Resistor
Control & Measuring
- PWM PWM rail with frequency f and duty cycle g new
- B18 1 Ω, 1% shunt · max. 1 A new
- R14 1 kΩ potentiometer
- S7 · S8 Switches
Basic Circuit
- R15 · R16 · R17 Resistors: 470 Ω, 1 kΩ, 1 kΩ
- P3 Indicator LED
- F3 · F4 Fuses
From the manual
The tasks that come with it.
- PWM Generator ★★☆☆ ca. 25 min
- Circuit with Constant Brightness ★★☆☆ ca. 25 min
- Circuit with a Flashing Light ★★★☆ ca. 30 min
- Zener diode ★★☆☆ ca. 25 min
- Zener Diode and Light Bulb ★★☆☆ ca. 25 min
- Zener Diode and Transistor ★★★☆ ca. 30 min
- Capacitor ★★★☆ ca. 30 min
- Thyristor ★★☆☆ ca. 25 min
… and 6 more tasks. The complete list is in the manual.
Technical data
Everything in detail.
Specifications
| Voltage | 10 to 15 V DC |
|---|---|
| Learning units | 14 exercises |
| Handbook | Theory · Tasks · Solutions |
| E-Learning | Optional |
Technical data
| Power supply | 10 to 15 V DC |
|---|---|
| Current draw | 1–3 A |
| Conformity | CE · UKCA · RoHS |
E-Learning · TPGO
The course for the trainer.
On every screen.
The TP-Lab Actuator Trainer 4.0 comes with a complete course on TPGO. It runs in the browser — tablet, phone, computer. The tasks walk through the same measurements the apprentice takes on the trainer: first the assumption, then the series of readings, then the comparison.
- 14
- Tasks · with measurement series and evaluation
- 8
- Chapters · from the basics to diagnostics
- 6 hrs
- Hands-on · total task time
- 6
- Languages · same task, different language
Fundamentals 57 % · Advanced 43 % SOLO 3–4 · Applying Bloom · EQF 2–3
- DE KMK · LF03+LF06
- NL MBO · 27113:B1-K1
- UK IMI · AE01
- US ASE · VI-A
- FR Bac Pro · C3.1
- CH BiVo · 5.5
- ES CFGM · 0456
- AU AUR · AURETR112
Examples — in total the course is mapped to more than 90 curricula.
Certificate · Progress & XP
License for an unlimited number of students and teachers · Term: 10 years, renewable · Activation on your TPGO E-Learning domain.
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For existing customers
Your existing trainers get their course free of charge.
Buy one trainer from Generation 4.0 and the e-learning courses for every predecessor model you already own are unlocked with it. At no extra cost. For the TP-Lab Electronics & Actuators Trainer (Art. No. 12 020 160) that means 14 tasks in 17 chapters, around 8 hours of hands-on work — on the same domain, with the same progress.
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We bring it to you.
A demonstration takes about two hours. We set it up, show the tasks on the trainer and the course that goes with it. You will see right away whether it fits your training workshop.