Abstract The purpose of scientific research in this paper is to control the movement of solenoid actuators, by analyzing the applied signal. The actuator in a system is the execution element. The optimization of the system consists in finding new solutions for motion control for solenoid actuators, by designing and experimental realization of a static converter, also called alternating voltage inverter (VTA), which would become proposals for patents, or the realization of new experimental research stands. By analyzing the signal in this paper, it will be possible to design, experiment and test different types of VTA (with Arduino development boards, Raspberry Pi single board computers, logic gates) that will improve the reliability, future operation of thermal power plants.