scholarly journals A Novel Deep Learning Model for the Detection and Identification of Rolling Element-Bearing Faults

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 5112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Shenfield ◽  
Martin Howarth
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
Bearing Faults ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Element Bearing

Real-time acquisition of large amounts of machine operating data is now increasingly common due to recent advances in Industry 4.0 technologies. A key benefit to factory operators of this large scale data acquisition is in the ability to perform real-time condition monitoring and early-stage fault detection and diagnosis on industrial machinery—with the potential to reduce machine down-time and thus operating costs. The main contribution of this work is the development of an intelligent fault diagnosis method capable of operating on these real-time data streams to provide early detection of developing problems under variable operating conditions. We propose a novel dual-path recurrent neural network with a wide first kernel and deep convolutional neural network pathway (RNN-WDCNN) capable of operating on raw temporal signals such as vibration data to diagnose rolling element bearing faults in data acquired from electromechanical drive systems. RNN-WDCNN combines elements of recurrent neural networks (RNNs) and convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to capture distant dependencies in time series data and suppress high-frequency noise in the input signals. Experimental results on the benchmark Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) bearing fault dataset show RNN-WDCNN outperforms current state-of-the-art methods in both domain adaptation and noise rejection tasks.

On-Line Tracking and Monitoring of Rolling Element Bearing Faults

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Chatterton ◽  
P. Borghesani ◽  
P. Pennacchi ◽  
A. Vania
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Damage Index ◽  
Vibration Signal ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Simple Task ◽  
Alarm Signaling ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
On Line ◽  
Element Bearing

Diagnostics of rolling element bearings is usually performed by the analysis of vibration signal using suitable signal analysis tools, such as the most used and simplest method, Envelope Analysis. This method is based on the identification of bearing damage frequency components in the so-called Square Envelope Spectrum. If the assessment of the bearing health is quite a simple task, the on-line monitoring and the real-time evaluation of the trend of a suitable damage index is a complex task to be performed in an automatic way. The damage index must be robust against variations of system operating conditions and external vibration sources to avoid misleading results. The damage index should be also simple to be evaluated in the case of real-time applications. In the paper, the case of a rolling element bearing in which the defect develops until a permanent failure is described as well as the algorithm implemented for alarm signaling.

scholarly journals Detection of Rolling-Element Bearing Faults in Non-stationary Quasi-Parallel Machinery Using Residual Analysis Augmented by Neural Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dustin Helm ◽  
Markus Timusk
Keyword(s):  
Fault Detection ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Detection Scheme ◽  
Bearing Faults ◽  
Feature Vectors ◽  
Gear Mesh ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Element Bearing ◽  
The Relationship

This work proposes a methodology for the detection of rolling-element bearing faults in quasi-parallel machinery. In the context of this work, parallel machinery is considered to be any group of identical components of a mechanical system that are linked to operate on the same duty cycle.  Quasi-parallel machinery can further be defined as two components not identical mechanically, but their operating conditions are correlated and they operate in the same environmental conditions. Furthermore, a new fault detection architecture is proposed wherein a feed-forward neural network (FFNN) is utilized to identify the relationship between signals. The proposed technique is based on the analysis of a calculated residual between feature vectors from two separate components. This technique is designed to reduce the effects of changes in the machines operating state on the condition monitoring system. When a fault detection system is monitoring multiple components in a larger system that are mechanically linked, signals and information that can be gleaned from the system can be used to reduce influences from factors that are not related to condition. The FFNN is used to identify the relationship between the feature vectors from two quasi-parallel components and eliminate the difference when no fault is present. The proposed method is tested on vibration data from two gearboxes that are connected in series. The gearboxes contain bearings operating at different speeds and gear mesh frequencies. In these conditions, a variety of rolling-element bearing faults are detected. The results indicate that improvement in fault detection accuracy can be achieved by using the additional information available from the quasi-parallel machine. The proposed method is directly compared to a typical AANN novelty detection scheme.

A Fault Diagnosis Approach for Rolling Element Bearing Based on S-Transform and Artificial Neural Network

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ningbo Zhao ◽  
Hongtao Zheng ◽  
Lei Yang ◽  
Zhitao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Rbf Neural Network ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
S Transform ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Element Bearing ◽  
Diagnosis Approach

The condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of rolling element bearing is a very important research content in the field of gas turbine health management. In this paper, a hybrid fault diagnosis approach combining S-transform with artificial neural network (ANN) is developed to achieve the accurate feature extraction and effective fault diagnosis of rolling element bearing health status. Considering the nonlinear and non-stationary vibration characteristics of rolling element bearing under stable loading and rotational speeds, S-transform and singular value decomposition (SVD) theory are firstly used to process the vibration signal and extract its time-frequency information features. Then, radical basis function (RBF) neural network classification model is designed to carry out the state pattern recognition and fault diagnosis. As a practical application, the experimental data of rolling element bearing including four health status are analyzed to evaluate the performance of the proposed approach. The results demonstrate that the present hybrid fault diagnosis approach is very effective to extract the fault features and diagnose the fault pattern of rolling element bearing under different rotor speed, which may be a potential technology to enhance the condition monitoring of rotating equipment. Besides, the advantages of the developed approach are also confirmed by the comparisons with the other two approaches, i.e. the Wigner-Ville (WV) distribution and RBF neural network based method as well as the S-transform and Elman neural network based one.

scholarly journals Rolling Element Bearing Faults Detection, Wavelet De-noising Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maamar Ali Saud AL-Tobi ◽  
Khalid F. Al-Raheem
Keyword(s):  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Bearing Faults ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Element Bearing

Wavelet Analysis and Envelope Detection For Rolling Element Bearing Fault Diagnosis—Their Effectiveness and Flexibilities

2001 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter W. Tse ◽  
Y. H. Peng ◽  
Richard Yam
Keyword(s):  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Wavelet Analysis ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Frequency Spectra ◽  
Bearing Faults ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Envelope Detection ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Element Bearing ◽  
Bearing Characteristic

The components which often fail in a rolling element bearing are the outer-race, the inner-race, the rollers, and the cage. Such failures generate a series of impact vibrations in short time intervals, which occur at Bearing Characteristic Frequencies (BCF). Since BCF contain very little energy, and are usually overwhelmed by noise and higher levels of macro-structural vibrations, they are difficult to find in their frequency spectra when using the common technique of Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT). Therefore, Envelope Detection (ED) is always used with FFT to identify faults occurring at the BCF. However, the computation of ED is complicated, and requires expensive equipment and experienced operators to process. This, coupled with the incapacity of FFT to detect nonstationary signals, makes wavelet analysis a popular alternative for machine fault diagnosis. Wavelet analysis provides multi-resolution in time-frequency distribution for easier detection of abnormal vibration signals. From the results of extensive experiments performed in a series of motor-pump driven systems, the methods of wavelet analysis and FFT with ED are proven to be efficient in detecting some types of bearing faults. Since wavelet analysis can detect both periodic and nonperiodic signals, it allows the machine operator to more easily detect the remaining types of bearing faults which are impossible by the method of FFT with ED. Hence, wavelet analysis is a better fault diagnostic tool for the practice in maintenance.

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