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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Flowserve Management Company, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark D. Ollander, Forest, VA (US);
Daniel E. Carlson, Rustburg, VA (US);
Michael Adam Rumore, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
FLOWSERVE PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 17/02 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); F16K 31/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 17/02 (2013.01); G05D 7/0635 (2013.01); F16K 31/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Valve systems and related methods include valve actuators and control systems configured to monitor at least one characteristic of the valve system during movement of a valve element to a position in the valve system and to determine a drift of the position based on the monitored at least one characteristic of the valve system.