Rotating machine abnormality detection device, rotating machine abnormality detection method, and rotating machine

• US 10,288,475 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2015
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Klaus Schmidt
• Original Assignee: Kobe Steel Limited
• Inventors: Araki, Kaname, Takahashi, Eiji
• Primary Examiner(s): Saint Surin, Jacques M
• Application Number:
  US15/327,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20170184445A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,365 Days
• Field of Search: 73645
• CPC Class Codes: G01H 17/00 Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves, not provided for in the preceding groups see provisionally also G01H1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 13/00 Testing of machine parts
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 13/028 Acoustic or vibration analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

An abnormality detecting apparatus (10) for a rotating machine includes: a calculating part (15) which calculates a phase difference between signals respectively output from two sensors of one or more sets, the one or more sets being predetermined combinations of two sensors among the plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors each of which detects an elastic wave generating in the rotating machine (1) having a rotor during rotation of the rotor, the sensors being arranged at predetermined different locations of the rotating machine (1); a storing part (16) which stores in advance information concerning a relationship between a phase difference and a contact position when a contact occurs during the rotation of the rotor, regarding the one or more sets; and a specifying part (17) which specifies a contact position by using a phase difference calculated by the calculating part (15) and the information stored in the storing part (16).

Claims

1. An abnormality detecting apparatus for a rotating machine, comprising:

a plurality of sensors each of which detects an elastic wave generating in the rotating machine having a rotor during rotation of the rotor, the plurality of sensors being arranged at predetermined a plurality of different locations of the rotating machine;

a calculating part which calculates phase differences between signals respectively output from two sensors of sets exclusive of a single set, the sets being predetermined combinations of two sensors among the plurality of sensors;

a storing part which stores in advance information concerning a relationship between a combination of the phase differences and a contact position when a contact occurs during the rotation of the rotor, regarding the sets; and

a specifying part which specifies the contact position by using the combination of the phase differences calculated by the calculating part and the information stored in the storing part.

2. An abnormality detecting apparatus for a rotating machine according to claim 1, wherein

the calculating part calculates the phase differences by using a cross-correlation function between signals respectively output from the two sensors, regarding the sets.

3. An abnormality detecting apparatus for a rotating machine according to claim 1, wherein

the calculating part calculates the phase differences by performing a time-frequency analysis to signals respectively output from the two sensors, and using a two-dimensional cross-correlation function between graph images each representing a time and frequency relationship obtained by the time-frequency analysis, regarding the sets.

4. An abnormality detecting apparatus for a rotating machine according to claim 1, wherein

the calculating part calculates the phase differences by performing a time-frequency analysis to signals respectively output from the two sensors, and using a two-dimensional phase-only correlation function between graph images each representing a time and frequency relationship obtained by the time-frequency analysis, regarding the sets.

5. An abnormality detecting apparatus for a rotating machine according to claim 3, wherein

the calculating part uses a short-time Fourier transform or a wavelet transform as the time-frequency analysis.

6. An abnormality detecting apparatus for a rotating machine according to claim 4, wherein

the calculating part uses a short-time Fourier transform or a wavelet transform as the time-frequency analysis.

8. A rotating machine including an abnormality detecting apparatus according to claim 1.

7. An abnormality detecting method for a rotating machine, comprising:

a calculating step of calculating phase differences between signals respectively output from two sensors of sets exclusive of a single set, the sets being predetermined combinations of two sensors among a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors each of which detects an elastic wave generating in the rotating machine having a rotor during rotation of the rotor, the plurality of sensors being arranged at predetermined a plurality of different locations of the rotating machine;

a storing step of storing in advance information concerning a relationship between a combination of the phase differences and a contact position when a contact occurs during the rotation of the rotor, regarding the sets before the calculating step; and

a specifying step of specifying the contact position by using the combination of the phase differences calculated in the calculating step and the information stored in the storing step.