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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Ertugrul Berkcan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Brock Matthew Lape, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Ertugrul Berkcan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Brock Matthew Lape, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for monitoring health of an electrical machine is provided. The system includes at least one sensor element embedded in at least one substrate element located in a stator core. The system further includes a measuring subsystem coupled to the at least one sensor element and configured to monitor the health based on changes in electromagnetic characteristics of the sensor element due to changes in force acting on the substrate element or compression of the substrate element.