Electromechanical Actuator to Reduce Heating Effects

An electromechanical actuator comprising:

• a magnet including an upward facing channel opening when the electromechanical actuator is in a vertical orientation and a central hole formed therethrough;
• an electromagnetic coil disposed in the channel;
• and
• a connecting member having a first end secured to the electromagnetic coil and an opposing second end secured to an apparatus, the connecting member extending through the central hole formed in the magnet;
• wherein the connecting member applies a mechanical force to the apparatus when the electromagnetic coil is electrically energized.

An electromechanical actuator comprising:

• a magnet having an outward facing channel opening and a hole formed through the magnet;
• an electromagnetic coil disposed in the channel;
• and
• a connecting member having a first end and an opposing second end, the connecting member secured to the electromagnetic coil at the first end, extending through the hole formed in the magnet and secured to a nanoindentation apparatus at the second end of the connecting member;
• wherein when the electromagnetic coil is electrically energized a mechanical force is applied to the apparatus by the connecting member;
• wherein the hole formed through the magnet has a first axis and the channel has a second axis, the second axis being parallel to the first axis;
• and
• wherein when the electromechanical actuator is in a vertical orientation at least a portion of the channel is open to an ambient room atmosphere through an entirely vertical pathway.