US 7,452,403 B2
System and method for applying partial discharge analysis for electrostatic precipitator
Abdelkrim Younsi, Ballston Lake, N.Y. (US); Yingneng Zhou, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); David Fulton Johnston, Poquoson, Va. (US); Terry Lewis Farmer, Kearney, Mo. (US); and Robert Warren Taylor, Overland Park, Kans. (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/321,832.
Prior Publication US 2007/0151446 A1, Jul. 05, 2007
Int. Cl. B03C 3/68 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 95—5  [95/6; 95/7; 96/21; 96/22; 96/24; 323/903; 324/457] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for detecting partial discharge activity in an electrostatic precipitator, the system comprising:
one or more sensors configured to receive and transmit signals representative of voltage or current behavior of the electrostatic precipitator; and
a processor configured to receive the signals from the one or more sensors and configured for detecting one or more occurrences of partial discharge activity in the electrostatic precipitator.