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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2012
Sascha Schieke, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Aditi Yogin Koppikar, Bangalore, IN;
Mark Andrew Sporer, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Chongchan Lee, Marietta, GA (US);
Sascha Schieke, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Aditi Yogin Koppikar, Bangalore, IN;
Mark Andrew Sporer, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Chongchan Lee, Marietta, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Described herein are embodiments of methods and systems of monitoring electrical brushes in electrical rotating machinery. One embodiment of the method comprises continuously measuring at least one parameter associated with an electrical brush; and determining, using the at least one continuously measured parameter associated with the electrical brush, maintenance for the electrical brush.