Debris monitoring system

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G01N 27/74 (2006.01) G01N 33/28 (2006.01) G01R 33/032 (2006.01) G01V 3/08 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2069282

A debris monitor apparatus and method and optical sensor apparatus and method that use the Faraday Effect to detect accumulation of debris on a magnetic probe. The probe contains a magnet and the optical sensor and is immersible in the fluid. As debris accumulates on the probe, the magnetic field changes. The optical sensor includes a magneto-optic material located within a portion of the changeable magnetic field, preferably near a node of the magnet. Means are provided to bi-directionally address the sensor magneto-optic material with linearly polarized light. Means are also provided to convert rotation of the light polarization angle into a modulation of the light's intensity. An electro-optic transducer converts the light intensity into electrical signals that indicate the quantity of debris accumulation on the probe, with a differentiated value of these signals with respect to time yielding rate of debris accumulation on the probe. Means are provided to calculate a ratio defined by the difference over sum of two bi-directionally transmitted pulses to provide a self-referenced output dependent only on the change in magnetic field caused by accumulation of debris on the probe. The changed magnetic field provides an inherent real-time memory of the accumulation of debris on the probe, which also permits multiplexed data collection.

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