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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
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 ...
G01V 8/24 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/26 (2006.01); G01D 5/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 8/24 (2013.01); F04D 27/001 (2013.01); G01D 5/268 (2013.01); G01D 5/342 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is provided with a measurement system having a light source, a light sensor, and a controller coupled to the light source and the light sensor. The controller is configured to determine a clearance between a rotor and a casing at least partially based on an interruption of light transmitted from the light source to the light sensor.