Doppler radar sensing system for monitoring turbine generator components
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1. An apparatus for the non-destructive monitoring of a coated metallic turbine component, comprising:
- an electromagnetic wave generator that generates an electromagnetic wave;
a transmitter arranged on a surface of a first turbine component and sized and configured to closely match an existing aerodynamic surface contour of the first turbine component and that transmits the generated electromagnetic wave from the first turbine component;
a second turbine component that receives the transmitted electromagnetic wave and reflects the electromagnetic wave;
a receiver that receives the reflected electromagnetic wave; and
a processor that interprets the received electromagnetic wave.
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Abstract
The invention provides a sensing system and a method for monitoring the damage to turbine components in a turbine generator. The sensing system comprises an electromagnetic wave generator that generates an electromagnetic wave; a transmitter that transmits the generated electromagnetic wave from a first turbine component; a second turbine component that receives the transmitted electromagnetic wave and reflects the electromagnetic wave; a receiver that receives the reflected electromagnetic wave; and a processor that interprets the received electromagnetic wave.
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1. An apparatus for the non-destructive monitoring of a coated metallic turbine component, comprising:
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an electromagnetic wave generator that generates an electromagnetic wave; a transmitter arranged on a surface of a first turbine component and sized and configured to closely match an existing aerodynamic surface contour of the first turbine component and that transmits the generated electromagnetic wave from the first turbine component; a second turbine component that receives the transmitted electromagnetic wave and reflects the electromagnetic wave; a receiver that receives the reflected electromagnetic wave; and a processor that interprets the received electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for real time monitoring of damage to a turbine component in an operating turbine generator, comprising:
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transmitting a signal in the form of an electromagnetic wave from a transmitter arranged on a surface of a first turbine component and sized and configured to closely match an existing aerodynamic surface contour of the a first component; receiving the signal transmitted from the first component by a second component; reflecting the transmitted signal off the second component back to the transmission source; processing the transmitted and reflected signals to determine if the turbine component is damaged. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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