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Solenoid motion detection circuit

US6211665A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateApr 13, 1999
Grant dateApr 3, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D5/2013
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A circuit arrangement is described which detects when the moving member of an electromagnetic device is in motion by detecting coincidence of energization of the device coil and a negative first differential of the current/time waveform and a positive first differential of the voltage/time waveform through said coil.

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