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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2009
Thomas Sweeney, Verona, PA (US);
Scott Shaw, Tequesta, FL (US);
Peter Nicholas Francino, Renfrew, PA (US);
Thomas Sweeney, Verona, PA (US);
Scott Shaw, Tequesta, FL (US);
Peter Nicholas Francino, Renfrew, PA (US);
Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to arbitrate valve position sensor redundancy are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises measuring a first value representative of a position of a valve, measuring a second value representative of the position of the valve, computing a first estimated position of the valve, selecting one of the first and second values based on the first estimated position, and generating a first valve control signal for the valve based on the selected one of the first and second values.