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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2019
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Kramer Schleif, Greenville, SC (US);
Andrew David Ellis, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/34 (2020.01); G01B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/005 (2013.01); G01R 31/343 (2013.01); G01B 21/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is provided with a measurement system having a light source, a plurality of light sensors, and a controller coupled to the light source and the plurality of light sensors. The controller is configured to monitor one or more parameters between a rotor and a casing at least partially based on an interruption or a transmission of light from the light source to the plurality of light sensors.