Patent ID: 11953118
Assignee: FLOWSERVE PTE. LTD.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 10:
11. A valve system comprising:
at least one component comprising at least one conductive material; and
a sensor system comprising an inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor separated from the at least one conductive material of the at least one component, the inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor comprising an inductor and configured to wirelessly sense a position of a portion of the at least one conductive material, the sensor system to compare the position of the portion of the at least one conductive material to a known position of the portion of the at least one conductive material based on a previously sensed position from the inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor to determine a deviation of the position of the portion of the at least one conductive material from the known position, wherein the sensor system is configured to indicate a deformation in the at least one component based on the determined deviation of the position of the portion of the at least one conductive material.