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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael Kordik, Dayton, OH (US);
Paul Summers, Troy, OH (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/06 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/064 (2013.01); B60T 8/1703 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a solenoid may include measuring a current flowing through a solenoid, and detecting characteristics of the current flowing through the solenoid. The characteristics may be used to determine a state of the solenoid. Characteristics of the current comprise may include local extrema of the current, rate of change of the current, and/or discrete values of the current. The solenoid may comprise a bistable device.