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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jeffrey Jacob Bizub, Milwaukee, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of signals representative of an engine noise transmitted via a plurality of noise sensors, wherein the noise sensors are disposed in a grid about an engine. The method further includes receiving a knock sensor signal representative of an engine noise transmitted via a knock sensor. The method additionally includes deriving a combustion event based on the knock sensor signal, and deriving an engine condition based on the plurality of signals and the combustion event. The method also includes communicating the engine condition.