Method and system for monitoring rotor blades in combustion turbine engine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9395270
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13655832

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In accordance with one embodiment, a method for monitoring the health of blades in a combustion turbine engine is provided. Sensors mounted around the circumference of a rotor sense and record the passage of blades during turbine operation. Analysis of information from the sensors indicates whether a blade is damaged. Analysis of blade vibration and amplitude, as measured by the sensors, is used to predict the number of cycles the blade can undergo before replacement or maintenance.

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FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD JUNO BEACH FL 33408

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Czerniak, Paul North Palm Beach, US 5 59
Day, Elizabeth C Covington, US 2 18
Sickles, Paul V Verona, US 3 35

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