IP Library Granted Patent US 9,593,998
Granted Patent B2
US 9,593,998 · App. 14/346,164 · Granted Mar 14, 2017

Method for determining current eccentricity of rotating rotor and method of diagnostics of eccentricity of rotating rotor

Inventors: Jan Vosejpka (Plzen, CZ); Vaclav Cerny (Plzen, CZ)
Assignee: DOOSAN SKODA POWER S.R.O.
G01M1/16G01M1/22G01M15/14G01H1/003
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Patent No.
US 9,593,998
App. No.
14/346,164
Granted
Mar 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided for determining current eccentricity of a rotating rotor which is equipped with a phase marker scanned at constant speed of rotation up to 500 rpm by a sensor of a phase marker at the point of the phase marker, and outside of the phase marker by at least one sensor of relative rotor vibrations, while after digitizing the signals of the sensors, estimates current position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of signal of the sensor of relative rotor vibrations in the complex plane, which is subsequently compared to a reference position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component, which has been determined in advance, whereas the variation vector of the phasors is an image of eccentricity of the rotor. Further, a method of diagnostics of eccentricity of a rotating rotor is based on this method for determining current eccentricity.

Claims (13)

1. A method for determining current eccentricity of rotating rotor ( 1 ), wherein, the rotor ( 1 ) equipped with a phase marker ( 5 ) is at constant speed of rotation up to 500 rpm scanned by a sensor ( 50 ) of phase marker ( 5 ) at the point of this marker ( 5 ), and outside of the phase marker ( 5 ) by at least one sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations, while after digitizing the signals of the sensors ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 , 50 ), there is estimated, based on the digitized signals, a current position of phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations in the complex plane, which is subsequently compared to a reference position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of this signal, which has been determined in advance, whereas the variation vector of the phasors is an image of eccentricity of the rotor ( 1 ).

2. The method according to the claim 1 , wherein, the rotor ( 1 ) is outside of the phase marker ( 5 ) scanned by at least two sensors ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations, which are located in one plane ( 330 , 440 ) of measuring perpendicular to the axis ( 10 ) of the rotor ( 1 ), or by sensors ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) located in different planes ( 330 , 440 ) of measuring, while for estimation of current position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations in the complex plane is besides the signal of the phase marker ( 5 ) used signal of at least one of them.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the reference position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations in the complex plane is in advance assessed by estimation from digitized signal of the sensor ( 50 ) of the phase marker ( 5 ) and digitized signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations at scanning straight rotor ( 1 ) rotating at constant speed of up to 500 rpm.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the current position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations in the complex plane is estimated by a method of quadratic optimization of the mathematical model of the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations in the form of Fourier series.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein, the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations is prior to application of the method of quadratic optimization filtered.

6. The method according to the claim 5 , wherein, the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations is filtered by a quadratically optimal low-pass frequency filter of the third order with sharp amplitude characteristics near the cut-off frequency.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the current eccentricities of the rotor ( 1 ) in the planes ( 330 , 440 ) of measuring are used as boundary conditions of a finite element model of the rotor ( 1 ) that shows deflection of the rotor ( 1 ) along its axis ( 10 ).

8. A method for diagnostics eccentricity of rotating rotor ( 1 ), wherein, the rotor ( 1 ) equipped with a phase marker ( 5 ) is at constant speed of rotation up to 500 rpm scanned by a sensor ( 50 ) of phase marker ( 5 ) at the point of this marker ( 5 ), and outside the phase marker ( 5 ) by at least one sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations, while after digitizing the signals of the sensors ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 , 50 ), is from them being estimated current position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations in the complex plane until stabilizing, and after stabilizing is the position of the endpoint of this phasor compared to position of the endpoint of predefined reference position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of this signal and/or to its predefined tolerance band, and according to their mutual position the eccentricity of the rotor ( 1 ) is diagnosed as acceptable or unacceptable for further operation.

9. The method according to the claim 8 , wherein, the tolerance band of the reference position of the endpoint is determined by the finite element method (FEM), while the eccentricity of the rotor ( 1 ) is diagnosed as acceptable for further operation only if the endpoint of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations is located within this tolerance band.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein, the reference position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations in the complex plane is predetermined by estimation from digitized signal of the sensor ( 50 ) of the phase marker ( 5 ) and digitized signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations at scanning straight rotor ( 1 ) rotating at constant speed of up to 500 rpm.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein, the current position of the phasor of the 1 st harmonic component of the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations in the complex plane is estimated by a method of quadratic optimization of the mathematical model of the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations in the form of Fourier series.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein, the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations is prior to application of the method of quadratic optimization filtered.

13. The method according to the claim 12 , wherein, the signal of the sensor ( 3 , 30 , 4 , 40 ) of relative rotor vibrations is filtered by a quadratically optimal low-pass frequency filter of the third order with sharp amplitude characteristics near the cut-off frequency.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 9, 2026
From: DOOSAN SKODA POWER S.R.O
To: DOOSAN ŠKODA POWER A.S.
Reel/Frame 075089/0040 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2014
From: VOSEJPKA, JAN; CERNY, VACLAV
To: DOOSAN SKODA POWER S.R.O.
Reel/Frame 033075/0954 →
Priority Claims (1)
CZ PV 2011-588 · Sep 21, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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