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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Aspi Rustom Wadia, Loveland, OH (US);
Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Clark Leonard Applegate, West Chester, OH (US);
Aspi Rustom Wadia, Loveland, OH (US);
Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Clark Leonard Applegate, West Chester, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An instability mitigation system is disclosed, comprising a stator stage located axially proximate to a rotor, the stator stage having a row of a plurality of stator vanes arranged around a centerline axis, and a mitigation system comprising at least one plasma actuator mounted on the stator vane that facilitates the improvement of the stability of the rotor, and a control system for controlling the operation of the mitigation system. An instability mitigation system further comprising a detection system for detecting an onset of an instability in a rotor and a control system for controlling the detection system and the mitigation system are disclosed.