Linear variable differential transformer

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The linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) – also called linear variable displacement transformer,^[1] linear variable displacement transducer,^[2] or simply differential transformer^[3] – is a type of electrical transformer used for measuring linear displacement (position along a given direction). A counterpart to this device that is used for measuring rotary displacement is called a rotary variable differential transformer (RVDT).