scholarly journals Extreme Approach to Optimizing the Process of Electrical Discharge Profiling of Diamond Tool

TEM Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 527-540
Author(s):  
Olga V. Ermilina ◽  
Vladimir B. Chemodanov

The process of electrical discharge profiling of diamond tool is regarded as a stochastic control object from the point of view of the analysis of factors affecting its productivity. The selection of optimal modes can significantly improve the quality indicators of this process. For this improvement, a model of electrical discharge profiling is developed using the example of diamond grinding wheels, which allows making an informed selection of optimal control modes for this process. The main factor that reduces productivity is the insufficient average power released in the interelectrode gap during electrical discharge machining of the workpiece. The dependence of the indicated power on the size of the interelectrode gap and on the frequency and amplitude of technological pulses is extreme, which determines the choice of approach to optimizing the process. To ensure extreme power control, it is proposed to use the Gauss-Seidel coordinate descent method for two parameters: the size of the interelectrode gap and the amplitude of the pulse generator. The search algorithm for the extremum of the static characteristics of the inertial object for each coordinate is performed with the help of the recursive least squares method.

2012 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 871-875
Author(s):  
V. Anandakrishnan ◽  
V. Senthilkumar

Copper based metal matrix composite reinforced with Boron Carbide is a newly developed Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) electrode showing better performance than the conventional copper based electrode. Right selection of machining parameters such as current, pulse on time and pulse off time is one of the most important aspects in EDM. In this paper an attempt has been made to develop mathematical models for relating the Material Removal Rate (MRR), Tool Removal Rate (TRR) and Surface roughness (Ra) to machining parameters (current, pulse-on time and pulse-off time). Furthermore, a study was carried out to analyze thSubscript texte effects of machining parameters on various performance parameters such as, MRR, TRR and Ra. The results of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) indicate that the proposed mathematical models, can adequately describe the performance within the limits of the factors being studied. Response surface modeling is used to develop surface and contour graphs to analyze the effects of EDM input parameters on outer parameters.


2008 ◽  
Vol 389-390 ◽  
pp. 350-355
Author(s):  
Takeshi Harada ◽  
Takuya Semba

A truing technique that can be used to shape the tip of an electroformed diamond tool into a hemisphere and flatten diamond grains on the tool working surface at the same level as the bond face was developed. A polycrystalline diamond disk whose top surface roughened by electrical discharge machining was partially flattened by grinding was used as a truer. Diamond grains on the tool working surface were successfully flattened along the hemispherical tool profile when the grains mesh size of #1000 was employed. In addition, a grinding test using glasslike carbon as a work material revealed that a surface roughness of less than 50 nm Rz could be obtained in both cases when moving the tool on contour and scanning paths.


2012 ◽  
Vol 201-202 ◽  
pp. 218-221
Author(s):  
Ji Gao ◽  
Xiao Fang Ma ◽  
Qing Yang Liu

The purpose of this article is to study and devise pulse signal source of electrical discharge machining(EDM). The technology of EDM is the necessary key technology in various processing methods. Electrical discharge machining pulse power aims to convert the industrial frequency alternating current into certain frequencies pulse current to supply energy for electrode discharging to removal metal. Pulse power generator, controlled by an embedded MCU, can produce high voltage or low voltage discharge pulse waveform. After the research on characteristics and principles of many pulse powers, a novel, intelligent, high frequency pulse power supply with adjustable amplitude, frequency and duty is developed which has a favorable foreground in engineering application and a great theoretical significance. This paper is to realize the design of EDM pulse signal source based on the method of combining single-chip computer and complex programmable logic devices (CPLD), to satisfy the technical requirement of periodic variable and machining efficiency improving.


2010 ◽  
Vol 447-448 ◽  
pp. 238-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromitsu Ueno ◽  
Yuki Kono ◽  
Kai Egashira

The wire electrodischarge grinding (WEDG), which is one of the electrical discharge machining (EDM) methods, of submicron-diameter zinc micropins was attempted using a relaxation-type pulse generator. Tungsten wire of 30 µm diameter was employed as the tool electrode. The open-circuit voltage was set at lower than or equal to 15 V in the finish machining step. The electrostatic capacitance of the pulse generator was its stray capacitance only. As a result, a micropin of 0.3 µm diameter was processed. They are the smallest-diameter micropins fabricated by EDM, to the best of our knowledge.


2012 ◽  
Vol 472-475 ◽  
pp. 2401-2404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo Zheng Zhu ◽  
Ji Cheng Bai ◽  
Yong Feng Guo ◽  
Peng Ju Hou ◽  
Chao Jiang Li

As demands for the micro array holes in modern industry and the characteristics of micro Electrical Discharge Machining (micro EDM), a new type micro EDM machine tool used to machine micro array holes was designed and manufactured. The machine tool contains following systems: the mechanism system, the control system, the pulse generator system and other auxiliary systems. Each system was studied respectively. Base on a large number of experiments, finally, a sample with 256 array holes was processed by the machine tool. The diameter of single hole is 45µm and precision of the holes is ±1µm. The sample has been successfully applied to R & D test of micro nozzle components


2015 ◽  
Vol 651-653 ◽  
pp. 759-764
Author(s):  
Oliver Kröning ◽  
Mathias Herzig ◽  
Matthias Hackert-Oschätzchen ◽  
Ralf Kühn ◽  
Henning Zeidler ◽  
...  

Micro EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) is a known nonconventional process for the machining of hard to cut materials. Due to its ablating nature based on melting and evaporation through heat induced by electrical discharges, it can function independently of the hardness, toughness or brittleness of the workpiece. Thus micro EDM is a possible process to fulfill the requirements of higher precision and high quality in carbide metal machining. Thereby the surface and the roughness of machined carbide metals depend on the discharge energy used. For machining carbide metals with high surface quality pulse generators with ultra-short discharges are required. This paper presents the development of a two-staged pulse generator with the ability to provide ultra-short pulses by using a two-staged pulse. The current and voltage signals of the discharges were recorded and their characteristics were analyzed.


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