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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Aninda Bhattacharya, Bangalore, IN;
Bret Dwayne Worden, Erie, PA (US);
Ajay Kumar Behera, Bangalore, IN;
Mahesh Panicker, Bangalore, IN;
Wrichik Basu, Bangalore, IN;
Matthew John Malone, Boulder, CO (US);
Arwa Hatim Ginwala, Pune, IN;
Assignee:
GE Global Sourcing LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 23/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02B 39/16 (2006.01); F02D 17/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02B 39/16 (2013.01); F02D 41/221 (2013.01); F02D 17/04 (2013.01); F02D 2041/288 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for detecting a change in turbocharger performance. In one example, a method comprises determining a level of turbocharger imbalance based on output from a turbine speed sensor and generating a signal related to a change in a performance level of the turbocharger if the level of turbocharger imbalance is greater than a threshold.