General Electric

Embodiments of the present invention may provide real-time monitoring of a compressor section to determine the possibility of a crack forming on a rotating blade. The present invention does not require the...

A method for generating a magnetic resonance (MR) image includes acquiring calibration data from each of a plurality of RF source coils. Calibration data for a virtual coil is generated based on the calibration...

Systems and methods are described for measuring pH of low alkalinity samples. The present invention provides a sensor array comprising a plurality of pH indicators, each indicator having a different indicator...

An ice producing apparatus for a refrigerator is disclosed. The apparatus includes a door configured to permit and prohibit access to an interior volume of a storage compartment of the refrigerator, the door...

A system and method for use in controlling a wind turbine's power output by a wind turbine controller. The method includes determining a predicted wind speed for the wind turbine, determining a current wind...

A heat recovery system for a turbomachine system includes a heat removal system and a refrigeration system. The heat removal system is fluidly connected to at least one component of the turbomachine system. The...

A device for reducing inter-seal gap in gas turbines. Embodiments of a gas turbine with a first arcuate component adjacent to a second arcuate component; a first slot and a connected second slot on an end of...

Various power transmission and generation systems and assemblies are provided for a wind turbine. In one embodiment, a power generation system is provided including a transmission having an input axially...

A coating system and process for protecting component surfaces exposed to sulfur-containing environments at elevated temperatures. The coating system includes a sulfidation-resistant overlay coating that is...

A method of forming a discharge lamp and the resultant discharge lamp include providing an arc tube having first and second ends offset from a central arcuate or curvilinear portion of the discharge chamber...

An apparatus, such as a plasma generation system, is provided. The apparatus can include a chamber that may be formed, for example, substantially of insulating material. The chamber can be configured to...

A sensor is provided. The sensor includes a substrate, a waveguide having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the waveguide is disposed on the substrate such that at least a portion of the second...

A flow valve includes a control valve having a movable body, a stop valve having a movable body; and a valve seat having a facing surface that contacts at least a portion of one of the control valve body or the...

A system for reducing an acoustic load of a fluid flow includes a first pipe to carry the fluid flow; a standpipe connected to the first pipe at an opening in the first pipe; and a standpipe flow tripper...

A turbomachine includes a compressor provided with a casing having an inner surface defining a flow path. At least one blade is rotatable within the flow path. The at least one blade includes a tip portion that...

A accelerometer includes a substrate define a stationary electrode thereon, a first moveable mass defining a conductive-layer thereon facing the stationary electrode, a plurality of first elastic elements...

Oxidation resistant components and methods for creating an aluminum diffusion surface layer within substantially nickel- and cobalt-free components are disclosed. An aluminum-containing slurry may be applied to...

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for improving the transportation and installation of portable step-up power transformers for a power generating station due to failure or unavailability...

An oxidation resistant component with high temperature strength and a method of creating such component are disclosed. A modified base metal may be formed by adding at least two strengthening additives to a...

Methods and systems for scheduling appointments in healthcare environments are described. An example medical scheduling system includes a data storage to store data including information associated with an open...

A gas turbine engine system, comprising a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine; a fuel system comprising one or more fuel circuits configured to provide fuel to the combustor; a non-catalytic fuel reformer in...

A high intensity discharge light source includes an arc tube having a longitudinal axis and discharge chamber formed therein. The light source includes first and second electrodes having inner terminal ends...

A method of determining the moment weight of a rotating component for a rotary machine includes the steps of: (a) supporting the component on a platform at a pair of spaced locations along a length dimension of...

The present invention relates to a separation matrix comprised of ligands coupled to the surfaces of a porous support, such as one or more porous particles, wherein the ligands provide at least one chemical...

A system is provided for establishing a wireless-based communication link between a lead locomotive and a remote locomotive. A user on the lead locomotive is prompted to input a railroad and number identifier...

A lamp assembly having a CFL light source includes an outer envelope received around the light source. The outer envelope includes a first enlarged portion dimensioned for receipt about the light source and a...

A system for controlling a machine includes a first controller, a second controller, and a comparator. During a first cycle, the first controller generates a control signal to the machine while the second...

The present invention comprises a method for over-current protection. The method comprising monitoring a load current value of a load current passing through a plurality of micro-electromechanical switching...

A method for handling a stator bar at a stator bar facility having a stator bar workstation, an in-ground pit proximate to and at an elevation below the workstation and a stator bar transport proximate to the...

An embodiment of the present invention may provide a variable speed booster, which receives air from a compressor of a gas turbine through an intercooler, to supply air at a relatively constant pressure to an...

A high voltage split core transformer and method of assembling same is provided by which the coupling factor is improved. A split core assembly is surrounded by a secondary winding that is precisely located in...

Gas turbine systems having flexible chordal hinge seals are provided. According to an embodiment, a turbine system comprises: a nozzle segment comprising a stator vane extending between an inner band segment...

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for selecting an application for processing an electronic image file based upon the content of the image file. Certain embodiments...

A method for generating a registered image relative to a cardiac cycle and a respiratory cycle of a person is provided. The method includes generating a plurality of 2-D images of an anatomical region of the...

Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for testing a wind turbine pitch control system. According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method for testing a wind turbine...

An interface circuit for a lamp ballast includes first and second input power lines, L1 and L2, with first and second respective switches, and a neutral power line N, all coupled to a diode bridge. Closing one...

An apparatus and method for mounting a wind turbine and blade assembly on the upper end of a wind turbine tower. In one aspect the apparatus generally includes a ginpole that is used to assemble the tower and a...

Provided herein are methods for introducing fluorine atom onto a biomolecule comprising: (i) providing a linker comprising a thiol-reactive terminus and an azido/alkyne-reactive terminus; (ii) reacting the...

Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate switching a lamp ballast between DALI and analog control states as a function of control state information stored prior to the ballast being powered of and...

A power plant including an apparatus for regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is provided. The apparatus includes a compressor configured to pressurize a working fluid and a heat recovery system...

A system and method of ultrasound imaging includes a beamformer including a plurality of channels, a two-dimensional transducer array including a plurality of elements, and a plurality of signal pathways...

An ultrasound probe and an ultrasound imaging system include a plurality of transducer elements arranged in an array. The plurality of transducer elements are organized to form a transmit aperture and a receive...

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for identifying vascular structure in an image including: receiving at least one image including a vascular network; identifying at...

A sensor system for measuring a clearance parameter between a stationary component and a rotating component of a rotating machine is provided. The system includes a clearance sensor to output a clearance...

A method for managing alarms in a physiological monitoring apparatus, a physiological monitoring apparatus, and a computer program product for a physiological monitoring apparatus are disclosed. A plurality of...

According to various embodiments, a system includes a fuel controller configured to control a fuel transition between a first flow of a first fuel and a second flow of a second fuel into a fuel nozzle of a...

In accordance with certain aspects of the invention, a pump system is provided. The pump system includes a pump casing having a process fluid inlet chamber connected to a process fluid inlet through the pump...

A method for displaying medical image data. The method includes digitally combining 3D volume visualizations to form a plurality of four-dimensional (4D) volume visualizations representing the 3D volume...

Exemplary embodiments include an engine generator regulator apparatus. The engine generator regulator apparatus can include a voltage regulation module, a governor control module, a metering module...

A compact fluorescent lamp which includes a compact fluorescent light source and a ballast operatively connected to and controlling operation of the light source. An outer light transmissive envelope surrounds...