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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Glen Peter Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Boon Lee, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Murray, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yaru Mendez Hernandez, Bavaria, DE (US);
Paul Judge, Greenville, SC (US);
Glen Peter Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Boon Lee, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Murray, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yaru Mendez Hernandez, Bavaria, DE (US);
Paul Judge, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for estimating a condition of a non-conductive hollow structure exposed to a lightning strike. The structure has an internal cavity. The system includes a pressure transducer to measure a pressure of an acoustic wave generated within the internal cavity due to the lightning strike. The system further includes a controller coupled to the pressure transducer, to receive the measured pressure from the pressure transducer, and to process the condition of the structure, based on the measured pressure.