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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Roger Hala, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Charles T Hatch, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Adam Weiss, Minden, NV (US);
Mel Maalouf, Minden, NV (US);
Matthew Kalb, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Steven Hadley, Sunol, CA (US);
Roger Hala, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Charles T Hatch, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Adam Weiss, Minden, NV (US);
Mel Maalouf, Minden, NV (US);
Matthew Kalb, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Steven Hadley, Sunol, CA (US);
General Electric, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring the condition of a gear assembly analyzes a signal output by a vibration detector that is attached to the gear assembly. Each time that an amplitude of the signal output from the vibration detector exceeds a threshold value, the system assumes that a debris particle has passed between meshing parts of the gear assembly. The number of times that this occurs, and possibly the amplitude of the vibrations are analyzed to determine a condition of the gear assembly, and possibly a damage index. This system and method are particularly applicable to planetary gear arrangements where the vibration detector can be mounted on a fixed ring gear of the gear assembly, or a structure upon which the fixed ring gear is mounted.