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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dayu Huang, Rexford, NY (US);
Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Edward James Nieters, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Cheng-Po Chen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Marco Guerriero, Niskayuna, NY (US);
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A detection system includes a first sensor configured to send a first ultrasonic pulse toward an object in a blowout prevention system. The first ultrasonic pulse has a first parameter. The detection system also includes a second sensor spaced from the first sensor and configured to send a second ultrasonic pulse toward the object. The second ultrasonic pulse has a second parameter that is different from the first parameter of the first ultrasonic pulse. The first parameter and the second parameter are one of an amplitude, a frequency, a duration, an emission time, and an excitation code. The second sensor is further configured to receive the first ultrasonic pulse after the first ultrasonic pulse interacts with the object. The detection system is configured to determine that the first ultrasonic pulse received by the second sensor was sent by the first sensor. The detection system further includes a controller coupled to the second sensor and configured to determine a characteristic of the object based on the first ultrasonic pulse.