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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Daniel Richard Waugh, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Brian Allen Rittenhouse, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Richard Waugh, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Brian Allen Rittenhouse, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides a variable stator vane control system. The variable stator vane control system may include a variable stator vane positioned by an actuator and a trimmer motor, a resolver to determine a position of the variable stator vane, and a controller in communication with the resolver, the actuator, and the trimmer motor to prevent over travel of the variable stator vane.