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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
Hua Xia, Altamont, NY (US);
Glen Peter Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Axel Busboom, Unterleinleiter, DE;
Christopher Anthony Kaminski, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Hua Xia, Altamont, NY (US);
Glen Peter Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Axel Busboom, Unterleinleiter, DE;
Christopher Anthony Kaminski, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical machine component monitoring system includes a light source that provides an optical signal through a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic sensing component positioned on the electrical machine component or at a standoff distance from the electrical machine component to obtain a responsive optical signal representative of a condition of the electrical machine component. The system further includes a photodetector to receive the responsive optical signal from the fiber optic sensing component and to convert the responsive optical signal to an electrical signal. A processing circuitry is also provided in the system for determining information regarding dirt on the electrical machine component by analyzing the electrical signal.