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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2005
Applicant:
Robert Louis Ponziani, West Chester, OH (US);
Inventor:
Robert Louis Ponziani, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); F02P 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for testing an igniter coupled within a gas turbine engine, wherein the gas turbine engine includes a combustor, a pressure transducer coupled to the combustor, and a spark detector. The method includes operating the gas turbine engine, monitoring the operating pressure within the gas turbine engine, operating the igniter when the monitored pressure is within a first predefined pressure range, and generating a first indication if the igniter failed to generate a spark within the first predefined pressure range.