Key highlights

HCU is a safe and user friendly way to control and actuate your SMA actuators such as Nimesis Triggy or EBAD Frangibolt.

Built upon the experience with SMA actuators, it allows to set robust safety barriers to protect the actuators and hardware but  achieve maximal performance of the actuators at the same time.

Device is compact and higly mobile and is used without personal computer.

Applications

Test campaigns of space mechanisms featuring:

  • Nimesis Triggy
  • EBAD Frangibolt
  • Any heaters with suitable parameter

Key features

  • Compact and mobile
  • Battery powered - 120 Wh
  • Two control modes:
    • Temperature stabilization
    • Constant voltage
  • Nominal or BOOST heating mode
  • Safety features:
    • Adjustable temperature limit
    • Adjustable time limit
    • Adjustable control sensor - T1, T2, max (T1;T2), min (T1;T2), AVG (T1;T2)
    • Adjustable max rate of temperature change - to protect the actuator after tie rod break 
  • User adjustable project names, test notes
  • Record of test data on SD card
  • Interface for 1 SMA actuator (2 power lines, 2 temperature sensors)
  • Interface for 4 optional external temperature sensors

Customization

  • User customizable electrical interface (not included in baseline price)
  • Modification for connection of more actuators (not included in baseline price)

Export control

  • No export control

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Last updated: 2026-06-08

Heating Control Electronics for SMA actuators (NiTi, CuAlNi)

list price: 6,650 EUR

lead time: 4 to 8 wk

MOQ: 1

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