Investigation on Planetary Bearing Weak Fault Diagnosis Based on a Fault Model and Improved Wavelet Ridge
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Fault Model
2.1. Meshing Frequency and Fault Characteristic Frequency
2.2. Fault Simulation Model
2.1.1. Amplitude Modulation Model
2.2.2. Meshing Force Model
2.2.3. Fault Step-Impact Model
2.2.4. Bearing Load Zone Pass Effect
2.2.5. Outer Ring Fault Vibration Signal Model
3. Theory of Proposed Method
3.1. Improved Wavelet Scalogram
3.2. Wavelet Ridge
3.3. Incipient Feature Extraction Method
4. Algorithm Verification
4.1. Simulation Analysis
4.2. Experimental Study
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Configuration Parameter | Parameter Values |
---|---|
The number of sun gear tooth | 17 |
The number of planet gear tooth | 35 |
The number of annular gear tooth | 88 |
The number of planet gear | 3 |
Transmission ratio | 6.176 |
Type of planetary bearing | 204 NJ |
The number of planetary bearing roller | 11 |
The bearing pitch diameter | 34 mm |
The planetary rolling element diameter | 7.493 mm |
The planetary bearing contact angle | 0° |
Characteristic Frequency | Frequency Values |
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Sampling Frequency | 12,800 Hz |
The rotation speed | 1800 rpm |
The rotation frequency of sun gear | 30 Hz |
The rotation frequency of planet carrier | 4.86 Hz |
The relative rotation frequency of planet gear | 12.21 Hz |
The absolute rotation frequency of planet gear | 7.36 Hz |
Bearing outer ring fault characteristic frequency | 31.53 Hz |
Bearing inner ring fault characteristic frequency | 49.38 Hz |
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Li, H.; Yang, R.; Wang, C.; He, C. Investigation on Planetary Bearing Weak Fault Diagnosis Based on a Fault Model and Improved Wavelet Ridge. Energies 2018, 11, 1286. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11051286
Li H, Yang R, Wang C, He C. Investigation on Planetary Bearing Weak Fault Diagnosis Based on a Fault Model and Improved Wavelet Ridge. Energies. 2018; 11(5):1286. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11051286
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Hongkun, Rui Yang, Chaoge Wang, and Changbo He. 2018. "Investigation on Planetary Bearing Weak Fault Diagnosis Based on a Fault Model and Improved Wavelet Ridge" Energies 11, no. 5: 1286. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11051286