scholarly journals Fault Detection Enhancement in Rolling Element Bearings via Peak-Based Multiscale Decomposition and Envelope Demodulation

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-Qing Wang ◽  
Wei Hou ◽  
Gang Tang ◽  
Hong-Fang Yuan ◽  
Qing-Liang Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fault Detection ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
Rolling Element Bearings ◽  
Wavelet Domain ◽  
Vibration Signals ◽  
Multiscale Decomposition ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Frequency Components ◽  
Noise Threshold

Vibration signals of rolling element bearings faults are usually immersed in background noise, which makes it difficult to detect the faults. Wavelet-based methods being used commonly can reduce some types of noise, but there is still plenty of room for improvement due to the insufficient sparseness of vibration signals in wavelet domain. In this work, in order to eliminate noise and enhance the weak fault detection, a new kind of peak-based approach combined with multiscale decomposition and envelope demodulation is developed. First, to preserve effective middle-low frequency signals while making high frequency noise more significant, a peak-based piecewise recombination is utilized to convert middle frequency components into low frequency ones. The newly generated signal becomes so smoother that it will have a sparser representation in wavelet domain. Then a noise threshold is applied after wavelet multiscale decomposition, followed by inverse wavelet transform and backward peak-based piecewise transform. Finally, the amplitude of fault characteristic frequency is enhanced by means of envelope demodulation. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by rolling bearings faults experiments. Compared with traditional wavelet-based analysis, experimental results show that fault features can be enhanced significantly and detected easily by the proposed method.

Diagnosis of Machinery Fault Status using Transient Vibration Signal Parameters

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhidong Chen ◽  
Chris K. Mechefske
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Signal ◽  
Rolling Element Bearings ◽  
Machine Condition ◽  
Transient Vibration ◽  
Vibration Signals ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Machine Condition Monitoring ◽  
Signal Parameters ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Efficient Machine

This paper reports the results of an investigation in which a Prony model based method is developed. The method shows potential for analysing transient vibration signals. An example is included that shows how the procedure was employed to analyse the transient vibration signals created from faulty low speed rolling element bearings. Spectral plots generated by applying the procedure to very short data samples, as well as trending parameters based on these spectral estimations and Prony parameters, are presented. An equation was also derived to quantitatively determine the fault status. It is shown that application of the Prony model based method has the potential to be an effective as well as efficient machine condition monitoring and diagnostic tool where short duration transient vibration signals are being generated.

Study on a Novel Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method from Frequency and Energy Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiumei Li ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
Huiming Zhao ◽  
Wu Deng
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Packet ◽  
Bottom Layer ◽  
Wavelet Packet Decomposition ◽  
Rolling Element Bearings ◽  
Vibration Signals ◽  
Bearing Faults ◽  
Bearing Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Organic Combination ◽  
Component Faults

AbstractEarly identification of faults in rolling element bearings is a challenging task; especially extracting transient characteristics from a noisy signal and identifying bearings fault become critical steps. In this paper, a novel method for real time fault detection in rolling element bearings is proposed to deal with non-stationary fault signals from frequency and energy perspective. Second-order blind identification (SOBI) and wavelet packet decomposition are organically integrated to diagnose the early bearing faults, the fault vibration signals are processed by SOBI algorithm, and feature information is extracted; meanwhile, fault vibration signals are decomposed by the wavelet packet, the energy of terminal nodes(at the bottom layer of wavelet packet decomposition) are analyzed because the energy of terminal nodes has different sensitive to different component faults. Therefore, the bearing faults can be diagnosed by organic combination of fault characteristic frequency analysis and energy of the terminal nodes, and the effectiveness, feasibility and robustness of the proposed method have been verified by experimental data.

Feature Selection for Fault Detection in Rolling Element Bearings Using Mutual Information

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karthik Kappaganthu ◽  
C. Nataraj
Keyword(s):  
Fault Detection ◽  
Mutual Information ◽  
Quantitative Measure ◽  
Rolling Element Bearings ◽  
Outer Race ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Degree Of Confidence ◽  
Hidden Layer ◽  
Optimal Feature

Rolling element bearings are among the key components in many rotating machineries. It is hence necessary to determine the condition of the bearing with a reasonable degree of confidence. Many techniques have been developed for bearing fault detection. Each of these techniques has its own strengths and weaknesses. In this paper, various features are compared for detecting inner and outer race defects in rolling element bearings. Mutual information between the feature and the defect is used as a quantitative measure of quality. Various time, frequency, and time-frequency domain features are compared and ranked according to their cumulative mutual information content, and an optimal feature set is determined for bearing classification. The performance of this optimal feature set is evaluated using an artificial neural network with one hidden layer. An overall classification accuracy of 97% was obtained over a range of rotating speeds.

Compound fault diagnosis of rolling element bearings using multipoint sparsity–multipoint optimal minimum entropy deconvolution adjustment and adaptive resonance-based signal sparse decomposition

2020 ◽  
pp. 107754632093819
Author(s):  
Ji Fan ◽  
Yongsheng Qi ◽  
Xuejin Gao ◽  
Yongting Li ◽  
Lin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Harmonic Signal ◽  
Vibration Signal ◽  
Cuckoo Search ◽  
Permutation Entropy ◽  
Rolling Element Bearings ◽  
Minimum Entropy ◽  
Vibration Signals ◽  
Sparse Decomposition ◽  
Rolling Element

The rolling element bearings used in rotating machinery generally include multiple coexisting defects. However, individual defect–induced signals of bearings simultaneously arising from multiple defects are difficult to extract from measured vibration signals because the impulse-like fault signals are very weak, and the vibration signal is commonly affected by the transmission path and various sources of interference. This issue is addressed in this study by proposing a new compound fault feature extraction scheme. Vibration signals are first preprocessed using resonance-based signal sparse decomposition to obtain the low-resonance component of the signal, which contains the information related to the transient fault–induced impulse signals, and reduce the interference of discrete harmonic signal components and noise. The objective used for adaptively selecting the optimal resonance-based signal sparse decomposition parameters adopts the ratio of permutation entropy to the frequency domain kurtosis, as a new comprehensive index, and the optimization is conducted using the cuckoo search algorithm. Subsequently, we apply multipoint sparsity to the low-resonance component to automatically determine the possible number of impulse signals and their periods according to the peak multipoint sparsity values. This enables the targeted extraction and isolation of fault-induced impulse signal features by multipoint optimal minimum entropy deconvolution adjustment. Finally, the envelope spectrum of the filtered signal is used to identify the individual faults. The effectiveness of the proposed scheme is verified by its application to both simulated and experimental compound bearing fault vibration signals with strong interference, and its advantages are confirmed by comparisons of the results with those of an existing state-of-the-art method.

Bearing Signature Analysis as a Medium for Fault Detection: A Review

2007 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Patil ◽  
Jose Mathew ◽  
P. K. RajendraKumar
Keyword(s):  
Fault Detection ◽  
Vibration Measurement ◽  
Signature Analysis ◽  
Rolling Element Bearings ◽  
Bearing Defects ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Vibration Signature ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Bearing Vibration ◽  
Detection And Diagnosis

Rolling element bearings find widespread domestic and industrial application. Defects in bearing unless detected in time may lead to malfunctioning of the machinery. Different methods are used for detection and diagnosis of the bearing defects. This paper is intended as a tutorial overview of bearing vibration signature analysis as a medium for fault detection. An explanation for the causes for the defects is discussed. Vibration measurement in both time domain and frequency domain is presented. Recent trends in research on the detection of the defects in bearings have been included.

scholarly journals A new methodology for fault detection in rolling element bearings using singular spectrum analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 14002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussein Al Bugharbee ◽  
Irina Trendafilova
Keyword(s):  
Fault Detection ◽  
Singular Spectrum Analysis ◽  
Feature Space ◽  
Rolling Element Bearings ◽  
Feature Vectors ◽  
Singular Spectrum ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Commercial Applications ◽  
Signal Vector

This paper proposes a vibration-based methodology for fault detection in rolling element bearings, which is based on pure data analysis via singular spectrum method. The method suggests building a baseline space from feature vectors made of the signals measured in the healthy/baseline bearing condition. The feature vectors are made using the Euclidean norms of the first three PC’s found for the signals measured. Then, the lagged version of any new signal corresponding to a new (possibly faulty) condition is projected onto this baseline feature space in order to assess its similarity to the baseline condition. The category of a new signal vector is determined based on the Mahalanobis distance (MD) of its feature vector to the baseline space. A validation of the methodology is suggested based on the results from an experimental test rig. The results obtained confirm the effective performance of the suggested methodology. It is made of simple steps and is easy to apply with a perspective to make it automatic and suitable for commercial applications.

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