US 11,713,990 B2
Monitoring and control system for a flow duct
James Ryan Reepmeyer, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Gagan Adibhatla, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/531,902.
Application 17/531,902 is a continuation of application No. 16/059,160, filed on Aug. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,181,409.
Prior Publication US 2022/0082422 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01F 1/692 (2006.01); F02D 41/18 (2006.01); G01F 1/684 (2006.01)
CPC G01F 1/692 (2013.01) [F02D 41/18 (2013.01); G01F 1/6847 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0414 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller, comprising:
one or more memory devices; and
one or more processors configured to:
receive a first signal from a first sensor positioned within a flow passage defined by a duct, the first signal being indicative of a characteristic of a fluid flowing proximate the first sensor;
receive a second signal from a second sensor positioned within the flow passage, the second signal indicative of a characteristic of the fluid flowing proximate the second sensor, the first sensor physically overlapping the second sensor in part along a circumferential direction and not physically overlapping the second sensor in part along the circumferential direction;
determine a component status of one or more operational components disposed within the flow passage based at least in part on the first signal and the second signal; and
generate a control action based at least in part on the component status of the one or more operational components.