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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2006
Applicant:
Joseph L. Pfaff, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph L. Pfaff, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Assignee:
INCOVA Technologies, Inc., Waukesha, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating an electrohydraulic valve initially derives a characterization value that denotes how magnetic hysteresis affects valve operation. Upon receiving a command that designates a desired magnitude of electric current to be applied to the electrohydraulic valve, that command is modified based on the characterization value to compensate for the magnetic hysteresis. The modified command then is employed to apply electric current to the electrohydraulic valve.