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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2005
Applicant:
Vidar Sten-halvorsen, Kongsberg, NO;
Inventor:
Vidar Sten-Halvorsen, Kongsberg, NO;
Assignee:
FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS, Kongsberg, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for testing an electric motor which is connected to a valve element by at least one component comprises starting the motor, measuring a movement parameter of at least one of the motor and the component without moving the valve element, and stopping the motor when the measured movement parameter indicates that the valve element is about to move.