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Acoustic monitor for rotary electrical machinery

US4722226A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 1986
Grant dateFeb 2, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01H3/06
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Loose field windings in a rotating electrical machine are detected by sensing acoustic waves created by stator bars and stator wedges. A sensor is mounted on the rotor which responds to sensed acoustic waves by generating an electrical signal. The signal is suitably conditioned and transmitted by telemetry means to a computer for processing.

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