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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Reiner Keller, Bodmann-Ludwigshafen, DE;
Kai Heinrich, Waldburg, DE;
Michael Pantke, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Reiner Keller, Bodmann-Ludwigshafen, DE;
Kai Heinrich, Waldburg, DE;
Michael Pantke, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electromagnetic actuator and a method for controlling the actuator comprising at least one armature () and two coils (). The voltage gradient at the two coils () is measured during a sudden increase in voltage. From this measured data, a subtractor () computes a third voltage gradient () from which a logic unit () determines the position of the armature () without the use of an additional sensor.