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US 11,441,888 B2Granted
Turn counter and sensing of a rotational angle
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorUdo Ausserlechner
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Abstract
An off-axis counter is suggested that is arranged to count magnetic poles of a magnetic field source that turns around a rotation axis modulo an integer number. Also, a rotation angle sensing device and a method for determining a rotation angle are provided.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- an off-axis counter configured to count magnetic poles of a magnetic field source that turns around a rotation axis modulo an integer number,
- wherein the integer number equals a multiple of a number of pole pairs of the magnetic field source,
- wherein the number of pole pairs is a first number, and
- wherein the off-axis counter comprises at least one circuitry configured to:
- convert a detected magnetic pattern to a second number, and
- map the second number to an interval that corresponds to counting modulo the integer number.
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A rotation angle sensing device comprising:
- a magnetic field source that is mechanically couplable to a rotatable shaft;
- at least one magnetic angle sensing element that is configured to detect a magnetic field of the magnetic field source,
- wherein the at least one magnetic angle sensing element is arranged around a rotation axis on at least one plane that is perpendicular to the rotation axis;
- an off-axis counter configured to count magnetic poles of the magnetic field source that turns around the rotation axis modulo an integer number,
- wherein the integer number equals a multiple of a number of pole pairs of the magnetic field source,
- wherein the number of pole pairs is a first number, and
- wherein the off-axis counter comprises at least one circuitry configured to:
- convert a detected magnetic pattern to a second number, and
- map the second number to an interval that corresponds to counting modulo the integer number.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.