Solenoid driver and method for determining solenoid operational

Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Control circuits for electromagnetic devices – Systems for magnetizing – demagnetizing – or controlling the...

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361152, H01H 4732

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ABSTRACT:
A solenoid driver (10) capable of detecting the operational status of a solenoid (12) including the position of an armature within a solenoid coil and an operational method. The solenoid driver (10) generates a first solenoid current within the solenoid (12) and measures a first decay time t.sub.1. The first solenoid current is insufficient to pull the armature into the coil of the solenoid (12). A comparator circuit (22) continuously monitors the solenoid current and initiates a timer within a counter circuit (34) to compute the first current decay time. A second solenoid current is generated within the solenoid (12) that is sufficient to pull the armature into the coil of the solenoid (12). The second solenoid current is turned off and a second decay time t.sub.2 is measured. The decay times are stored in storage registers (R1, R2) within a controller (36). The controller (36) compares the measured decay times with stored values and outputs the armature position information over a communications bus (34).

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