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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Marcelo Esteban Valdes, Burlington, CT (US);
Nataniel Barbosa Vicente, Prospect, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A control module coupled to a switching device that is switchable between an open state and a closed state as part of a switching event is provided. The control module includes a communication interface configured to issue a control signal to the switching device that triggers the switching device to switch between the open state and the closed state, and receive a feedback signal from the switching device indicating that the switching device has switched between the open state and the closed state. The control module further includes a processing device coupled to the communication interface and configured to calculate a characteristic time interval associated with the switching event, wherein the characteristic time interval is indicative of a mechanical switching time of the switching device, and a memory device coupled to the processing device and configured to store the calculated characteristic time interval.