Patents by Inventor Huageng Lou

Huageng Lou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for monitoring a wind turbine gearbox
    Patent number: 8364424
    Abstract: A system and method are provided to monitor the health of a wind turbine gearbox. The system includes a plurality of sensors coupled to the wind turbine gearbox and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors. The controller is configured to acquire vibration information from a vibration sensor, acquire a tachometer signal, convert the tachometer signal and the vibration information into a cycle domain signal, and perform an order analysis on the cycle domain signal, the order analysis providing information that identifies potential and actual damage within the wind turbine gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Huageng Lou, Darren Lee Hallman, Robert Arvin Hedeen, Michael Sirak, Dennis Richter