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Method and apparatus for local loop closure

US9399955B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Mitchell Donald Smith · Morrow, US
Charles Francis Hanley · Monroe, US
David Allen Gutz · Danvers, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 1, 2012
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B2219/23115
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for local loop closure is provided. The apparatus includes a component for use in a gas turbine engine. The component includes at least one of an actuator and a servo-valve, at least one sensor, and an electronic module comprising controller electronics and memory. The electronic module is configured to receive and process commands for the at least one of an actuator and a servo-valve and queue received commands in an input buffer.

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