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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2010
Kurt Kramer Schleif, Greenville, SC (US);
Philip Michael Caruso, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Seung-woo Choi, Greer, SC (US);
Robert David Jones, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jong Youn Pak, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Kurt Kramer Schleif, Greenville, SC (US);
Philip Michael Caruso, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Seung-Woo Choi, Greer, SC (US);
Robert David Jones, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jong Youn Pak, Oakland Township, MI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A sensor is provided and includes a body disposed at a point of measurement interest on a rotor at a radial distance from a centerline thereof and having a substantially cylindrical shape and first and second opposing ends and a sensing end coupled to one of the first and second opposing ends, the other of the first and second opposing ends being coupled to a communication system, the sensing end including a sensing device configured to generate a signal reflective of a detected condition at the point of measurement interest, and at least one of the first and the second opposing ends being formed to define a shoulder portion for absorbing gravitational loading.