Patent ID: 11952907
Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. A casing for a turbomachine having an axis, the casing comprising:
a casing body including a circumferential interior surface and an exterior surface; and
a sensor system for the turbomachine, the sensor system including:
a mounting member including a body configured to be mounted to only a circumferential portion of the circumferential interior surface of the casing body of the turbomachine, and
a plurality of sensors coupled to the mounting member and configured to measure an operational parameter of the turbomachine, each sensor extending only partially through the body; and
a plurality of communications leads within a passage extending longitudinally through the body, each communications lead extending circumferentially along the circumferential interior surface of the casing body and operatively connecting to at least one of the plurality of sensors.