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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Karnataka, IN;
Anand Madihalli Srinivasan, Karnataka, IN;
Uma Maheshwar Domala, Karnataka, IN;
Thomas DeWitt Woodrow, Wyoming, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining lubrication contamination or deterioration in an engine or a lubricant system of an engine can include at least one sensor provided in the lubricant system. The sensor can sense an aroma of a lubricant or the air around the lubricant to measure a chemical composition or an aromatic. The sensed chemical composition or aromatic can be compared to a baseline or threshold to determine a particular contamination type or deterioration level of the lubricant.