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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2016
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Dustin C. Boudin, Belmont, NC (US);
Clifford Hatcher, Jr., Orlando, FL (US);
Anand A. Kulkarni, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ahmed Kamel, Orlando, FL (US);
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A system for automated condition assessment of a turbine component is provided. The system includes a partially enclosed photobox and a controller. The partially enclosed photobox includes a configurable rotational table adapted to carry the turbine component, at least one wall perpendicular to and abutting a horizontal platform upon which the rotational table is carried. The photobox also includes a plurality of cameras configured to be automatically positioned at locations surrounding the turbine component and capture images of the turbine component. The controller communicates with each of the cameras to respectively control the positioning of each camera in order to capture a desired view of the turbine component. At least one of the cameras is an infrared camera configured to perform flash thermography capturing a thermographic image of a portion of the turbine component. The thermographic image is used to assess the condition of the turbine component.