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Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015

Filed:

May. 24, 2011
Applicants:

Allen Michael Ritter, Salem, VA (US);

Robert Gregory Wagoner, Roanoke, VA (US);

Robert Allen Seymour, Salem, VA (US);

Inventors:

Allen Michael Ritter, Salem, VA (US);

Robert Gregory Wagoner, Roanoke, VA (US);

Robert Allen Seymour, Salem, VA (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/44 (2006.01); F03D 11/00 (2006.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/0091 (2013.01); G05B 23/0283 (2013.01); Y02E 10/722 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for estimating a remaining life period for a device. The system includes a sensor coupled to the device, wherein the sensor is configured to facilitate measuring an operating parameter of the device and generate a measurement signal that is representative of the operating parameter. The system includes a database comprising an upper limit value, a lower limit value and a reference parameter. A processor of system includes circuitry coupled to the sensor and coupled to the database The processor is configured to correlate measurements of the operating parameter with the reference parameter to facilitate estimating a remaining life period of the device.


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