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Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2006
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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