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US 2026/0063040 A1Published application
Turbine engine including a fan blade sensor system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsArthur W. Sibbach, Brandon W. Miller
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Abstract
A turbine engine includes a fan having a plurality of fan blades, a nacelle that surrounds the fan, and a fan blade sensor system. The fan blade sensor system includes a plurality of fan blade sensors disposed in the nacelle to sense the plurality of fan blades as the plurality of fan blades rotates. The fan blade sensor system also includes a controller that determines a fan speed of the fan based on a rotational time between the fan blades as sensed by the plurality of fan blade sensors.
Claims20
A turbine engine comprising:
- a fan having a plurality of fan blades;
- a nacelle that surrounds the fan;
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- a fan blade sensor system comprising a plurality of fan blade sensors disposed in the nacelle to sense the plurality of fan blades as the plurality of fan blades rotates, and a controller that determines a fan speed of the fan based on a rotational time between the fan blades as sensed by the plurality of fan blade sensors.
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