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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
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);
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);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
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.