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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Meena Ganesh, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Meena Ganesh, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for generating a collector flashover alert by passive monitoring of a generator are provided. One method includes receiving, by a computing device, signals from a current transformer coupled around an exciter cable connected to a generator collector assembly, determining, by the computing device, when a spark has occurred in the generator collector assembly based at least in part on received signals from the current transformer, generating an indication that a spark has occurred in the generator collector assembly when it is determined that a spark has occurred in the generator collector assembly, and generating a flashover alert based at least in part on the generated indication that a spark has occurred in the generator collector assembly.