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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Jacob Bizub, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 23/22 (2006.01); G01M 7/00 (2006.01); G01M 15/12 (2006.01); F02D 35/02 (2006.01); F02F 3/00 (2006.01); F04B 51/00 (2006.01); F04B 53/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 23/225 (2013.01); F02D 35/027 (2013.01); F02F 3/00 (2013.01); F04B 51/00 (2013.01); F04B 53/14 (2013.01); G01L 23/227 (2013.01); G01M 7/00 (2013.01); G01M 15/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of deriving reciprocating device component health includes receiving a signal from a knock sensor coupled to a reciprocating device, deriving total harmonic distortion (THD) at one or more frequencies, and determining whether the derived THD exceeds a threshold value.