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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bret Dwayne Worden, Erie, PA (US);
Brian Douglas Lawry, Murrysville, PA (US);
Matthew John Malone, Erie, PA (US);
Jennifer Lynn Coyne, Lawrence Park, CA (US);
Jeremy Thomas McGarry, Erie, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for detecting clogs in a tractive effort system of a rail vehicle or other vehicle includes the steps of determining a baseline air flow rate from an air compressor during steady state conditions, actuating the tractive effort system, determining a secondary air flow rate from the air compressor subsequent to actuation of the tractive effort system, and comparing the secondary air flow rate to the baseline air flow rate.
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