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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBRET DWAYNE WORDEN, RICHARD C. PEOPLES, DAVID E. PETERSON, JASON M. STRODE, NEIL W. BURKELL, MILAN KARUNARATNE
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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.
A method for a compressor, comprising:
A controller that is operable in association with a compressor, wherein the controller is configured to:
A system, comprising:
The system of claim 20, wherein the controller is further configured to correlate changes in the monitored pressure of the compressed air within the reservoir with an indication of a position of the unloader valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.