Gearbox Vibration Signal Amplitude and Frequency Modulation

Gearboxes usually run under fluctuating load conditions during service, however most of papers available in the literature describe models of gearboxes under stationary load conditions. Main task of published papers is fault modeling for their detection. Considering real situation from industry, the...

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Main Authors: Fakher Chaari, Walter Bartelmus, Radoslaw Zimroz, Tahar Fakhfakh, Mohamed Haddar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-2011-0656
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Radoslaw Zimroz
Tahar Fakhfakh
Mohamed Haddar
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description Gearboxes usually run under fluctuating load conditions during service, however most of papers available in the literature describe models of gearboxes under stationary load conditions. Main task of published papers is fault modeling for their detection. Considering real situation from industry, the assumption of stationarity of load conditions cannot be longer kept. Vibration signals issued from monitoring in maintenance operations differ from mentioned models (due to load non-stationarity) and may be difficult to analyze which lead to erroneous diagnosis of the system. The objective of this paper is to study the influence of time varying load conditions on a gearbox dynamic behavior. To investigate this, a simple spur gear system without defects is modeled. It is subjected to a time varying load. The speed-torque characteristic of the driving motor is considered. The load variation induces speed variation, which causes a variation in the gearmesh stiffness period. Computer simulation shows deep amplitude modulations with sidebands that don't differ from those obtained when there is a defective tooth. In order to put in evidence the time varying load effects, Short Time Fourier Transform and then Smoothed Wigner-Ville distribution are used. Results show that the last one is well suited for the studied case.
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spelling doaj-art-75a44be1e239462eb6cbdec806f837b62025-08-20T02:07:01ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032012-01-0119463565210.3233/SAV-2011-0656Gearbox Vibration Signal Amplitude and Frequency ModulationFakher Chaari0Walter Bartelmus1Radoslaw Zimroz2Tahar Fakhfakh3Mohamed Haddar4Dynamics of Mechanical Systems Research Unit, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaDiagnostics and Vibro-Acoustic Laboratory, Wroclaw University of Technology, PolandDiagnostics and Vibro-Acoustic Laboratory, Wroclaw University of Technology, PolandDynamics of Mechanical Systems Research Unit, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaDynamics of Mechanical Systems Research Unit, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaGearboxes usually run under fluctuating load conditions during service, however most of papers available in the literature describe models of gearboxes under stationary load conditions. Main task of published papers is fault modeling for their detection. Considering real situation from industry, the assumption of stationarity of load conditions cannot be longer kept. Vibration signals issued from monitoring in maintenance operations differ from mentioned models (due to load non-stationarity) and may be difficult to analyze which lead to erroneous diagnosis of the system. The objective of this paper is to study the influence of time varying load conditions on a gearbox dynamic behavior. To investigate this, a simple spur gear system without defects is modeled. It is subjected to a time varying load. The speed-torque characteristic of the driving motor is considered. The load variation induces speed variation, which causes a variation in the gearmesh stiffness period. Computer simulation shows deep amplitude modulations with sidebands that don't differ from those obtained when there is a defective tooth. In order to put in evidence the time varying load effects, Short Time Fourier Transform and then Smoothed Wigner-Ville distribution are used. Results show that the last one is well suited for the studied case.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-2011-0656
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