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Speed sensor authority for and method of measuring speed of rotation

US9880188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2012
Grant dateJan 30, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2270/304
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Sensor arrangement for measuring a rotation speed of a salient member of a rotatable body comprising a first electrode arrangement providing a first input, a second electrode arrangement providing a second input different from the first input, the first and second electrode arrangements configured so noise in the first and second inputs is substantially the same, and wherein variations in the first and second inputs are caused by rotation of the rotatable body and the salient member past the first and second electrode arrangements, an output arrangement for receiving the first and second inputs, and for providing an output proportional to a difference between the first and second inputs, and a retaining member for retaining one or more of the first and second electrode arrangements and output arrangement, the speed of rotation of the salient member measurable from a variation in the output caused by rotation of that salient member.

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