Systems and methods for sensors on only part of circumferential interior surface of turbomachine casing
AssigneeGE Infrastructure Technology LLC
InventorsKurt Kramer Schleif, Andrew David Ellis, Michael Allen Ball
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Abstract
A sensor system for a turbomachine having an axis is disclosed. The sensor system includes a mounting member including a body configured to be mounted to only a circumferential portion of a circumferential interior surface of a casing of the turbomachine. A plurality of sensors are coupled to the mounting member and configured to measure an operational parameter of the turbomachine.
Claims19
A mounting member for a plurality of sensors for a turbomachine having an axis, the mounting member comprising:
- a body configured to mount to only a circumferential portion along a circumferential interior surface of a casing of the turbomachine;
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- a plurality of openings extending through a radially inner surface of the body, each of the plurality of openings configured to position a sensor of the plurality of sensors such that each sensor faces radially inward relative to the axis, each sensor extending only partially through the body;
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- a plurality of communications leads within a passage extending longitudinally through the body, each communications lead extending circumferentially along the circumferential interior surface of the casing and operatively connecting to at least one of the plurality of sensors.
A sensor system for a turbomachine having an axis, the sensor system comprising:
- a mounting member including a body configured to be mounted to only a circumferential portion of a circumferential interior surface of a casing of the turbomachine;
- a plurality of sensors coupled to the mounting member and configured to measure an operational parameter of the turbomachine, each sensor extending only partially through the body;
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- a plurality of communications leads within a passage extending longitudinally through the body, each communications lead extending circumferentially along the circumferential interior surface of the casing and operatively connecting to at least one of the plurality of sensors.
A casing for a turbomachine having an axis, the casing comprising:
- a casing body including a circumferential interior surface and an exterior surface;
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- a sensor system for the turbomachine, the sensor system including:
- a mounting member including a body configured to be mounted to only a circumferential portion of the circumferential interior surface of the casing body of the turbomachine, and
- a plurality of sensors coupled to the mounting member and configured to measure an operational parameter of the turbomachine, each sensor extending only partially through the body;
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- a plurality of communications leads within a passage extending longitudinally through the body, each communications lead extending circumferentially along the circumferential interior surface of the casing body and operatively connecting to at least one of the plurality of sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.