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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Frederick William Block, Campobello, SC (US);
Mark P. Bombard, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Michael J. Dell'anno, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Guillermo Garcia, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Eamon Patrick Gleeson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Kenneth Lee Leary, Anderson, SC (US);
Richard Lee Nichols, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Frederick William Block, Campobello, SC (US);
Mark P. Bombard, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Michael J. Dell'Anno, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Guillermo Garcia, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Eamon Patrick Gleeson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Kenneth Lee Leary, Anderson, SC (US);
Richard Lee Nichols, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system of testing an overspeed protection system of a turbomachine may include providing an overspeed protection system on a turbomachine having at least one shaft. The method may: determine whether a permissive or permissive(s) is satisfied; initiate an overspeed test; automatically adjusting the speed of a shaft; determining if the speed exceeds an overspeed trip value; and automatically disabling the automatic adjustment of the speed after the test is complete.