Method and Apparatus for Sensing of Levitated Rotor Position

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20130251502A1
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13793937

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A pump with magnetically-levitated rotor includes a position sensor having an eddy-current sensor coil that operates as a resonating element in a low frequency oscillator located within the pump housing. The oscillator is operably interconnected with additional electronics that shift the frequency of the oscillator output signal to a lower frequency. The lower frequency signal is directed to a frequency measurement circuit that provides a value representing a position of the rotor.

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WORLD HEART CORPORATION7799 PARDEE LANE OAKLAND CA 94621

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Beamson, Gill Salt Lake City, US 1 7
Ketcham, Carl C Murray, US 4 164

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