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AssigneeBlue Origin, LLC
InventorCarlos G. Parodi
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A representative phase-shift based method for using a transformer system to detect movement of an object, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative transformer system detects movement of an object and includes an excitation coil configured to receive an excitation coil input signal that results from an input sinusoidal signal. The transformer further includes first and second sensing coils, and a core configured to be operatively coupled to the object. The core moves relative to the first and second sensing coils when the object moves. First and second impedance loads are connected to the first and second sensing coils, respectively. The two impedance loads have different phase-shifting characteristics. A phase-shift sensing circuit determines a phase-shift between the excitation coil input signal and the input sinusoidal signal that is correlated with a position of the core relative to the first and second sensing coils.
A variable differential transformer (VDT) comprising an excitation coil and a plurality of sensing coils associated with different impedance loads, wherein a position of a core of the VDT is to be determined based in part on a difference in signals in the VDT caused in part by the different impedance loads.
A system comprising a variable differential transformer (VDT) with different impedance loads, an excitation coil, and a plurality of sensing coils, wherein a position of a core of the VDT is to be determined based in part on a difference in signals in the VDT caused in part by the different impedance loads.
A method for a variable differential transformer (VDT), the method comprising:
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