scholarly journals Planetary Gearbox Fault Diagnosis via Torsional Vibration Signal Analysis in Resonance Region

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kangqiang Li ◽  
Zhipeng Feng ◽  
Xihui Liang
Keyword(s):  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Amplitude Modulation ◽  
Torsional Vibration ◽  
Signal Analysis ◽  
Resonance Region ◽  
Torsional Vibrations ◽  
Explicit Equation ◽  
Planetary Gearbox ◽  
Time Frequency

Planetary gearbox torsional vibration signals are free from the extra amplitude modulation effect due to time-varying transmission paths and have simpler frequency structure than translational ones. Gear faults result in modulation on the torsional resonance vibration and are manifested by the modulation feature. These merits are exploited for planetary gearbox fault diagnosis in this paper. Gear fault induced torsional vibrations in resonance region are modelled as amplitude modulation and frequency modulation (AM-FM) processes, the explicit equation of Fourier spectrum is derived, and the sideband characteristics are summarized. To avoid complex sideband analysis, amplitude and frequency demodulation analysis methods are exploited. The equations of amplitude and frequency demodulated spectra are derived in closed form, and their frequency structures are revealed. For fault diagnosis based on above theoretical derivations, a resonance frequency identification approach is proposed through time-frequency analysis of torsional vibrations during variable speed processes, according to the independence nature of resonance frequency on running conditions. The theoretical derivations and proposed approach are illustrated by numerical simulated signal analysis and are further validated through dynamics modelling and lab experimental tests. Localized faults on the sun, planet, and ring gears are successfully diagnosed.

Current-Aided Time-Frequency Analysis of Vibration Signals for Gearbox Fault Diagnosis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaotong Tu ◽  
Yue Hu ◽  
Fucai Li
Keyword(s):  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Vibration Signal ◽  
Vibration Monitoring ◽  
Current Signal ◽  
Reliable Technique ◽  
Time Frequency Analysis ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Planetary Gearbox ◽  
Time Frequency

Vibration monitoring is an effective method for mechanical fault diagnosis. Wind turbines usually operated under varying-speed condition. Time-frequency analysis (TFA) is a reliable technique to handle such kind of nonstationary signal. In this paper, a new scheme, called current-aided TFA, is proposed to diagnose the planetary gearbox. This new technique acquires necessary information required by TFA from a current signal. The current signal is firstly used to estimate the rotating speed of the shaft. These parameters are applied to the demodulation transform to obtain a rough time-frequency distribution (TFD). Finally, the synchrosqueezing method further enhances the concentration of the obtained TFD. The validation and application of the proposed method are presented by a simulated signal and a vibration signal captured from a test rig.

scholarly journals Early Fault Diagnosis for Planetary Gearbox Based Wavelet Packet Energy and Modulation Signal Bispectrum Analysis

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 2908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junchao Guo ◽  
Zhanqun Shi ◽  
Haiyang Li ◽  
Dong Zhen ◽  
Fengshou Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Wavelet Packet ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Rotating Machinery ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Mechanical Transmission ◽  
Planetary Gearbox ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Reconstructed Signal ◽  
Modulation Signal

The planetary gearbox is at the heart of most rotating machinery. The premature failure and subsequent downtime of a planetary gearbox not only seriously affects the reliability and safety of the entire rotating machinery but also results in severe accidents and economic losses in industrial applications. It is an important and challenging task to accurately detect failures in a planetary gearbox at an early stage to ensure the safety and reliability of the mechanical transmission system. In this paper, a novel method based on wavelet packet energy (WPE) and modulation signal bispectrum (MSB) analysis is proposed for planetary gearbox early fault diagnostics. First, the vibration signal is decomposed into different time-frequency subspaces using wavelet packet decomposition (WPD). The WPE is calculated in each time-frequency subspace. Secondly, the relatively high energy vectors are selected from a WPE matrix to obtain a reconstructed signal. The reconstructed signal is then subjected to MSB analysis to obtain the fault characteristic frequency for fault diagnosis of the planetary gearbox. The validity of the proposed method is carried out through analyzing the vibration signals of the test planetary gearbox in two fault cases. One fault is a chipped sun gear tooth and the other is an inner-race fault in the planet gear bearing. The results show that the proposed method is feasible and effective for early fault diagnosis in planetary gearboxes.

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