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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Kendall Roger Swenson, Erie, PA (US);
Daniel Edward Loringer, Erie, PA (US);
Larry Gene Anderson, Erie, PA (US);
James Robert Mischler, Girard, PA (US);
Kirk Heywood, Erie, PA (US);
Kendall Roger Swenson, Erie, PA (US);
Daniel Edward Loringer, Erie, PA (US);
Larry Gene Anderson, Erie, PA (US);
James Robert Mischler, Girard, PA (US);
Kirk Heywood, Erie, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for monitoring radial motion of a rotating shaft of a turbocharger. The turbocharger includes a compressor and a turbine coupled to opposing ends of the shaft. The system includes a thrust collar including a cylindrical portion and a flange configured to radially extend from one end of the cylindrical portion. The thrust collar is configured to rotate with the shaft. A sensor is positioned within a separation of an outer surface of the thrust collar flange, and the sensor is configured to monitor the separation as indicative of the radial motion of the shaft. Additionally, a method is provided for monitoring radial motion of a rotating shaft of a turbocharger.