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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Frederick William Block, Campobello, SC (US);
Richard Lee Nichols, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Joseph Robert Law, Greer, SC (US);
Bret Stephen Dalton, Greer, SC (US);
George Allen Ellis, Woodruff, SC (US);
Frederick William Block, Campobello, SC (US);
Richard Lee Nichols, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Joseph Robert Law, Greer, SC (US);
Bret Stephen Dalton, Greer, SC (US);
George Allen Ellis, Woodruff, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention have the technical effect of determining when to test an overspeed protection system of a powerplant machine. As described herein, embodiments of the present invention may be applied to a wide variety of powerplant machines, each comprising a shaft. After determining that test of the overspeed protection system should be performed, embodiments of the present invention may allow for a variety of methods to test the overspeed protection system.