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

Claim 16:
17. A method of monitoring a valve system, the method comprising:
positioning a sensor system including a first inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor and a second inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor proximate at least one conductive material of a component of the valve system;
wirelessly sensing a position of a portion of the at least one conductive material with the first inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor;
determining an expected position of another portion of the at least one conductive material based on the sensed position of the portion of the at least one conductive material sensed with the first inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor;
wirelessly sensing another position of the another portion of the at least one conductive material with the second inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor; and
comparing the another position of the another portion of the at least one conductive material to the determined expected position of another portion of the at least one conductive material to determine a deviation of the another position of the another portion of the at least one conductive material from the expected position.