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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Terry Lewis Farmer, Kearney, MO (US);
Terry Lewis Farmer, Kearney, MO (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for dynamically determining a remaining actual operational period for a filter in a filtration device including: determining an initial remaining operational period based on an installation date of the filter and an initial expected operational period; periodically determining a remaining actual operational period of the filter based on the initial remaining operational period based and an elapsed operational period from the installation date; monitoring at least one operating parameter in the filtration device; adjusting the remaining actual operational period based on the monitored operating parameter, and continuing to periodically determine the remaining actual operational period based on the adjusted remaining actual operational period and the elapsed operational period.