Inductive position sensor

A linear position sensor for determining a linear position of a conductive target, the position sensor comprising:

• at least one transmit coil;
• a first, second and third receive coil enclosed by the transmit coil, wherein each receive coil has a predefined electrical period which is the same for each receive coil and wherein each receive coil comprises a first conductive strand and a second conductive strand, wherein the first strand is obtained from a primitive function which is scaled given the electrical period, and wherein the primitive function of the second strand is the primitive function of the first strand shifted over 180°, and wherein both strands are electrically connected so that a continuous coil is formed with two open ends, and wherein the primitive function of a strand of the second receive coil is the primitive function of a corresponding strand of the first receive coil shifted over 120°, and wherein the primitive function of a strand of the third receive coil is the primitive function of the corresponding strand of the first receive coil shifted over 240°;
• the conductive target which overlaps the receive coils;
• and
• an integrated circuit which is configured for exciting the transmit coil, thus inducing signals on the receive coils, and for reading the signals from the receive coils or a combination of the signals, and for processing these signals, wherein the position sensor is configured for removing a common mode signal from these signals.