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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Walter Zoerner, Baiersdorf-Igelsdorf, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
374131 ; 356 43 ; 374-4 ; 385 12 ;
Abstract
A method for monitoring temperature in a turbine component includes detecting a change in photoconduction properties in a fiber-optical cable disposed inside a turbine component, being caused by a temperature change in the turbine component. An apparatus for monitoring temperature in a turbine component includes a fiber-optical cable disposed in the interior of a turbine component, and a device for detecting a change in photoconduction properties in the fiber-optical cable being caused by a temperature change in the turbine component.