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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Brian Edward Celidonia, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Laura Susanne Cooper, Erie, PA (US);
Kiran Madduri, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A monitoring system for a powered system includes an electric energy sensor, a rotation sensor, and a monitoring device. The electric energy sensor is coupled with a blower to measure an amount of electric energy that powers the blower to draw air through an inlet duct and over one or more bodies to cool the bodies. The rotation sensor is coupled with the blower to measure a rotation speed at which the blower operates to draw the air through the inlet duct when the blower is powered with the amount of electric energy. The monitoring device compares the rotation speed of the blower with a designated speed limit that is associated with the amount of electric energy to determine if the inlet duct is at least partially blocked. The monitoring device identifies the inlet duct as being at least partially blocked when the rotation speed exceeds the designated speed limit.