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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
William D Ghrist, III, Blawnox, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73118 ;
Abstract
A valve test system for closing off certain governor valves under steam flow conditions while still maintaining a substantially constant steam flow. A plurality of valve position demand signals is calculated for the respective governor valves with the signals being fully compensated with respect to non-linear flow characteristics of the valve. A valve test signal is injected in the control arrangement prior to the calculation of the valve position demand signals and causes closures of the valves under test and a proportionate further opening of the remaining valves.