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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kurt Kramer Schleif, Greenville, SC (US);
Donald W. Shaw, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for communicating a signal between a rotating antenna and a plurality of stationary antennae based on an axial displacement of the rotating antenna are provided. In one example, the method can include obtaining one or more measurements of an axial displacement of the rotating antenna from one or more axial displacement sensors. The method can further include determining a selected stationary antenna from the plurality of stationary antennae based at least in part on the measurements of an axial displacement of the rotating antenna. The method can further include activating the selected stationary antenna to communicate a signal with the rotating antenna. The method can further include communicating a signal between the rotating antenna and the selected stationary antenna.