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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2017
Applicant:

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Gary L. Hess, Somers, CT (US);

Eric Petersen, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/026 (2013.01); G01R 31/2884 (2013.01); G01R 35/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments herein relate to a system and method for detecting an open circuit in a sensor measurement system. The system including a sensor having a direct current (DC) output, operably connected to a wiring harness and configured to transmit a sensor signal, and a controller, the controller operably connected to the wiring harness. The controller is configured execute a method including receiving a sensor signal from the sensor, AC coupling an AC signal with the sensor signal to form a coupled signal, measuring the coupled signal, determining if an open circuit is present based on the coupled signal and characterizing the sensor as failed if the open circuit is detected.


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