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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2008
Richard D. Suel, Ii, Louisville, KY (US);
Edward Hatfield, Louisville, KY (US);
John Steven Holmes, Sellersburg, IN (US);
Meher P. Kollipara, Louisville, KY (US);
Shyam Ramamurthy, Louisville, KY (US);
Jian Hua Zhong, Shang Hai, CN;
Richard D. Suel, II, Louisville, KY (US);
Edward Hatfield, Louisville, KY (US);
John Steven Holmes, Sellersburg, IN (US);
Meher P. Kollipara, Louisville, KY (US);
Shyam Ramamurthy, Louisville, KY (US);
Jian Hua Zhong, Shang Hai, CN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for measuring a size of a load in a basket that is rotatably supported is presented. The method comprises determining an acceleration energy (AE) required to accelerate the basket; determining a friction energy (FE) required to maintain a stable rotational speed of the basket; subtracting the friction energy (FE) from the acceleration energy (AE) to obtain a load inertial energy (LE); and determining a load size from the load inertial energy (LE).