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Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2011
Applicants:

Matthew John Malone, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Kendall Roger Swenson, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Neil Blythe, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Milan Karunaratne, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Bret Dwayne Worden, Erie, PA (US);

Paul Lloyd Flynn, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew John Malone, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Kendall Roger Swenson, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Neil Blythe, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Milan Karunaratne, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Bret Dwayne Worden, Erie, PA (US);

Paul Lloyd Flynn, Lawrence Park, PA (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Various methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger. In one example, a method includes determining a first pressure at a first location within a turbocharger and determining a second pressure at a second location within the turbocharger. The method further includes indicating degradation of the turbocharger based on the first pressure and the second pressure.


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