Linear actuator control structure
USRE41036E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A control system for a linear actuator having an electric motor drawing a variable current level during operation. The control system includes a current level sensor for determining an operational current level of the linear actuator and a controller for generating a drive signal and a force request signal representative of a desired current level of the linear actuator. The drive signal remains constant during a predetermined time interval of the controller. The control system further includes a current limiting component for receiving the force request signal, the current level of the linear actuator and the drive signal. The current limiting component minimizes the current level of the electric motor in response to a comparison between the force request signal and the desired current level within a time interval substantially smaller than the predetermined time interval of the controller.
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