OIL DEBRIS MONITORING (ODM) USING ACTIVE VALVE CONFIGURATION CONTROL
First Claim
1. A gas turbine engine with oil debris monitoring comprising:
- an oil debris monitor sensor configured to detect oil debris in an oil flow, and generate a sensor signal based on the detected oil debris;
a controller configured to control the oil flow through the oil debris monitor sensor using a plurality of valves; and
a signal processor configured to receive the sensor signal from the oil debris monitor and to receive a valve system configuration from the controller, the signal processor further configured to generates a health indicator based on the sensor signal and valve configuration.
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Abstract
A gas turbine engine, a method, and a system for detecting oil debris are provided. The gas turbine engine includes an oil debris monitor sensor configured to detects oil debris in an oil flow, and generate a sensor signal based on the detected oil debris, a controller configured to control the oil flow through the oil debris monitor sensor using a plurality of valves, and a signal processor configured to receive the sensor signal from the oil debris monitor and to receive a valve system configuration from the controller, the signal processor further configured to generates a health indicator based on the sensor signal and valve configuration.
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20 Claims
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1. A gas turbine engine with oil debris monitoring comprising:
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an oil debris monitor sensor configured to detect oil debris in an oil flow, and generate a sensor signal based on the detected oil debris; a controller configured to control the oil flow through the oil debris monitor sensor using a plurality of valves; and a signal processor configured to receive the sensor signal from the oil debris monitor and to receive a valve system configuration from the controller, the signal processor further configured to generates a health indicator based on the sensor signal and valve configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer implemented method for oil debris monitoring in a gas turbine engine, the method comprising:
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generating control signals to control an oil flow using a plurality of valves in response to a sensor signal indicating oil debris in the oil flow; receiving a valve system configuration; and generating, using a signal processor, a health indicator based on the sensor signal and the valve configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for oil debris monitoring in a gas turbine engine, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
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generate control signals to control an oil flow using a plurality of valves in response to a sensor signal indicating oil debris in the oil flow; receive a valve system configuration; and generate a health indicator based on the sensor signal and the valve configuration.
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