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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
John Wesley Grant, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Brian Francis Howard, Issaquah, WA (US);
John Wesley Grant, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Brian Francis Howard, Issaquah, WA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A condition monitoring system for use with a reciprocating device. The condition monitoring system includes at least one pressure sensor that is configured to sense a pressure within the reciprocating device. At least one vibration sensor is configured to sense a vibration of the reciprocating device. A protection system is communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and the vibration sensor. The protection system is configured to calculate a stiffness value of the reciprocating device based on the sensed pressure within the reciprocating device and the sensed vibration of the reciprocating device.