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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Abdelkrim Younsi, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Sameh Ramadan Salem, Rexford, NY (US);
Abdelkrim Younsi, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Sameh Ramadan Salem, Rexford, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for analyzing electrical insulation of an electrical machine are provided. The method includes receiving a first signal that includes a plurality of partial discharge pulses from the electrical machine and a plurality of noise pulses, receiving other signals that includes information relative to at least one process parameter associated with the electrical machine, determining the plurality of partial discharge pulses from the plurality of noise pulses, identifying characteristics of the plurality of partial discharge pulses relating to the location and character of partial discharges in the electrical machine, and determining a condition of the electrical insulation using the identified characteristics and the received information relative to at least one process parameter.