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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 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 11/14 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is provided with a measurement system having a plurality of light sources, a plurality of light sensors, and a controller coupled to the plurality of light sources 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 one or more paths of light from the plurality of light sources to the plurality of light sensors.