Patents by Inventor Mallikarjuna Reddy D

Mallikarjuna Reddy D 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).

  • Method and system for monitoring wind turbine
    Patent number: 8043054
    Abstract: A monitoring system for a wind turbine includes at least one acoustic sensor configured to measure an acoustic emission generated by at least one component of the wind turbine, and a control system configured to calculate at least one wear characteristic of the component based on the measured acoustic emission. The wear characteristic includes at least one of a current amount of wear on the component, a rate of wear on the component, and a predicted amount of wear on the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mallikarjuna Reddy D, Sujan Kumar Pal, Narasimhamurthy Raju Nadampalli
  • Method and System For Monitoring Wind Turbine
    Publication number: 20110142621
    Abstract: A monitoring system for a wind turbine includes at least one acoustic sensor configured to measure an acoustic emission generated by at least one component of the wind turbine, and a control system configured to calculate at least one wear characteristic of the component based on the measured acoustic emission. The wear characteristic includes at least one of a current amount of wear on the component, a rate of wear on the component, and a predicted amount of wear on the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Mallikarjuna Reddy D, Sujan Kumar Pal, Narasimhamurthy Raju Nadampalli