Condition monitoring of ultrasonic transducers and probes

US11371964B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Felix Fiseni · Munich, DE
• Stephan Schmitz · Stuttgart, DE
• Christof Breidenbach · Hürth, DE
• Stephan Falter · Simmerath, DE
• Daniel Koers · Hürth, DE
• Marek Parusel · Langenfeld, DE
• Lars Rohpeter · Hürth, DE
• Sven Runte · Hürth, DE
• Sebastian Standop · Hürth, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2019
• Grant date: Jun 28, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 11, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2291/105
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for monitoring the condition of ultrasonic transducers and ultrasonic probes used in non-destructive testing are provided. In one aspect, a degree of deterioration and end of life of an ultrasonic transducer can be estimated based upon measured environmental and/or operating parameters of the ultrasonic transducer. In another aspect, testing parameters acquired by a single ultrasonic probe or different ultrasonic probes can be measured and analyzed to identify deterioration of an ultrasonic probe.