POSITION SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD

A position sensor system (1500a; 1500b; 1500c) for determining a position of a sensor device movable along a predefined path (F) relative to a magnetic source. The system comprises said magnetic source and said sensor device. The magnetic source comprises a first plurality (N1) of magnetic pole pairs arranged along a first track (T1) and a second plurality (N2) of magnetic pole pairs arranged along a second track (T2), centrelines of the tracks are spaced apart by a predefined track distance (dt). The sensor device is configured for measuring at least two orthogonal magnetic field components (By1, Bz1) at a first sensor location (P1), and at least two second orthogonal magnetic field components (By2, Bz2) at a second sensor location (P2). The first and second sensor location are spaced apart by a predefined sensor distance (ds) smaller than the predefined track distance (dt), in a direction transverse to the tracks.