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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2005
Alexei Petchenev, Minden, NV (US);
Olga Malakhova, Carson City, NV (US);
John Wesley Grant, Garnerville, NV (US);
Nathan Bowman Littrell, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Charles Terrance Hatch, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Alexei Petchenev, Minden, NV (US);
Olga Malakhova, Carson City, NV (US);
John Wesley Grant, Garnerville, NV (US);
Nathan Bowman Littrell, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Charles Terrance Hatch, Gardnerville, NV (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring the condition of a machine is provided. The method includes receiving an input complex signal from the machine wherein the input complex signal has a plurality of signal components. The plurality of signal components includes at least one signal component containing a pre-determined frequency of interest and at least one signal component containing noise. The method further includes processing the input complex signal and generating an output complex signal having a plurality of signal components The plurality of signal components includes at least one signal component containing a pre-determined frequency of interest and at least one signal component containing noise. Processing the input complex signal includes executing a fixed-step integration and processing the output complex signal to assess whether a fault exists.