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US 2020/0348060 A1Published application
Method of monitoring an air cycle machine
AssigneeSimmonds Precision Products, Inc.
InventorsBernard Dion, Brian R. Shea, Peter Zywiak, Jeffrey J. Nieter
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Abstract
A method of monitoring an air cycle machine including driving a rotary shaft of an air cycle machine, disconnecting a driving source to allow the rotary shaft to slow the rotary shaft, and monitoring a shutdown cycle of the rotary shaft.
Claims20
A method of monitoring an air cycle machine comprising:
- driving a rotary shaft of an air cycle machine;
- disconnecting a driving source to allow the rotary shaft to slow the rotary shaft;
- and
- monitoring a shutdown cycle of the rotary shaft.
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A monitoring system for an air cycle machine comprising:
- a housing;
- a rotary shaft disposed within the housing;
- and
- at least one sensor mounted to the housing and oriented to monitor rotational velocity of the rotary shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.