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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2005
Applicant:
Christopher Greentree, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Greentree, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2006.01); G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01P 3/48 (2006.01); G01H 1/00 (2006.01); G01H 11/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); F01D 17/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/04 (2006.01); F02B 33/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbocharger monitor including a sensor adapted and positioned with respect to a turbocharger housing to sense passing compressor blades, generating both rotor rotation information and rotor displacement information. A controller is configured to receive the generated information from the blade sensor, and to establish rotor rotation speed and an indicator of bearing condition.