Rotary variable differential transformers
US5701114A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D5/2291
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Rotary Variable Differential Transformer, having a short axial length, small diameter, and a wide angle, linear output range, is provided. The Rotary Variable Differential Transformer (RVDT) comprised of a housing, a hollow cylindrical coil form made of non-magnetic, non-conductive material, about which a first and second secondary coils, adjacent to each other, are circumferentially wound. A primary coil is circumferentially wound about a segment of said first secondary coil, and about a segment of said second secondary coil. An elongated ferromagnetic core is disposed within the hollow coil form. The core is an axial section of a ferromagnetic cylinder which serves to couple said primary coil to said secondary coils. The output voltage measured across said secondary coils terminals is indicative of the angular position of said ferromagnetic core relative to the coil form assembly.
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