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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2007
Greg L. Flickinger, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Gary J. Chmiel, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Hunt A. Sutherland, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Greg L. Flickinger, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Gary J. Chmiel, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Hunt A. Sutherland, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for determining the reliability and a remaining time before failure for a DC motor system is provided. The method and system may determine the reliability and a remaining time before failure with a statistical confidence. The method and system may includes acquiring historical motor data, obtaining operational data, performing failure analysis, developing a causal network, and performing an integrated causal network and reliability analysis of the DC motor system.