Mark W Holt

US Patent:

20110132063, Jun 9, 2011

Filed:

Dec 9, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/633862

Inventors:

Yu Wang - North Wales PA, US
William Howard Eberhardt - Cherry Hill NJ, US
Mark Wayne Holt - Emmaus PA, US
Jamison W. Janawitz - Overland Park KS, US

Assignee:

General Electric Corporation - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G01N 21/93

US Classification:

73 103

Abstract:

A method is provided of calibrating a system that detects presence of a pollution component within exhaust gases proceeding along an exhaust passageway. A measurement cell of a probe is isolated by movement of either the entire probe or a shield within the probe from the exhaust gas to allow reference gas to be detected by a laser beam in the mid-infrared range in the measurement cell to calibrate the system. In another example, a laser source is placed on one side of an exhaust passageway and a detector is placed on the other side. A reference cell is provided that is used to receive reference gas and calibrate the system. In yet another example, the exhaust gas is extracted from the passageway and is measured in a reference cell. The reference cell is also filled with reference gas when it is desired to calibrate the system.

Address:

7452 Andrews Ave, Phila, PA 19138

Phone:

2155484523

VIN:

1FMEU74E17UB32305

Make:

FORD

Model:

EXPLORER

Year:

2007