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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, West Midlands, GB;
Inventors:
Jiang Li, Birmingham, GB;
Maamar Benarous, Balsall Common, GB;
Assignee:
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, Solihull, West Midlands, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/20 (2006.01); H01F 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/20 (2013.01); H01F 7/1844 (2013.01); H01F 2007/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for monitoring a solenoid plunger position, comprising means for storing one or more inductance values for the solenoid indicative of desired positions of the solenoid plunger; means for measuring an actual inductance value of the solenoid; means for comparing the actual inductance value and the stored inductance values and for providing an indication of the actual position of the solenoid plunger based on the comparison.