Method and apparatus for local loop closure
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMitchell Donald Smith, Charles Francis Hanley, David Allen Gutz
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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.
Claims6
A method for use in operating a component of a gas turbine engine, the component comprising an electronic module comprising a controller and memory, and a control loop, said method comprising:
- receiving, by the component, commands for a hardware module of the component;
- processing, by the component, the received commands for the hardware module;
- queuing, by the component, the received commands in an input buffer;
- and wherein the method further comprises providing a null bias integration to the control loop;
- and wherein said electronic module is further configured to receive and process a first input at a first data rate and a second input at a second data rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.