Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for a compressor
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Application No.: US13866471Application Date: 2013-04-19
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Publication No.: US09771933B2Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Bret Dwayne Worden , Richard C. Peoples , David E. Peterson , Jason M. Strode , Neil W. Burkell , Milan Karunaratne
- Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Global Patent Operation
- Agent John A. Kramer
- Main IPC: F04B49/00
- IPC: F04B49/00 ; F04B49/06 ; F04B41/02 ; F04B23/02 ; F16K37/00 ; F04B25/00 ; F04B49/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods of the invention relate to diagnosing a compressor. A method may include monitoring a pressure of compressed air within a reservoir of a compressor, actuating an unloader valve of the compressor, and detecting a leak condition of the compressor through recognition of a change in the monitored pressure of the compressed air within the reservoir during a time period in which the unloader valve is actuated. A system is also disclosed including an engine, a compressor operatively connected to the engine, and a controller that is operable to determine a condition of the compressor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130294935A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A COMPRESSOR Public/Granted day:2013-11-07
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