Measuring method and device for measuring deflections at stator end windings

• US 10,591,349 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2016
• Issued: 03/17/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH (GE Vernova, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH (GE Vernova, Inc.)
• Inventors: Arend, Peter Ullrich
• Primary Examiner(s): Sinha, Tarun
• Application Number:
  US15/078,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20160282173A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,455 Days
• Field of Search: 73660
• CPC Class Codes: G01H 1/003 of rotating machines G01H1/10 takes precedence

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method, a device, and a computer program for measuring deflections at the stator end winding of an electric machine. Disclosed is a measurement method, a device, and a computer program for measuring vibrations at the stator end winding of an electric machine, with the steps of arranging sensors at the stator end winding at different positions, measuring the vibrations with the sensors, measuring the amplitudes and phases of the radial and tangential vibrations with the sensors, deriving displacements of the stator end winding due to vibrations by means of the measured amplitudes and/or phases of the radial and tangential vibrations.

Claims

1. A measurement method for measuring vibrations at a stator end winding of an electric machine, comprising:

arranging sensors at the stator end winding at different positions;

measuring the vibrations with sensors;

measuring amplitudes and phases of radial vibrations and tangential vibrations of the vibrations with the sensors;

deriving displacements of the stator end winding due to the vibrations via the measured amplitudes and/or phases of the radial vibrations and the tangential vibrations;

assigning the derived displacements to an operation deflection shape of the stator end winding;

deriving the operation deflection shape of the stator end winding based on 2-node shapes and/or 4-node shapes using a calculation unit; and

displaying attained measured data and assigned operation deflection shape on a display.

2. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein assigning the derived displacements to an operation deflection shape of the stator end winding uses empiric data stored in the calculation unit for comparison with the measured amplitudes and/or phases of the radial vibrations and the tangential vibrations.

3. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein the sensors for measuring the vibrations are each arranged at the stator end winding at equidistant positions one from another.

4. The measurement method according to claim 2, wherein the assigned operation deflection shape is a four-node operation deflection shape in which the operation deflection shape is defined by deflection of four nodes at the stator ending winding.

8. A computer program stored on the calculation unit for processing the measurement method according to claim 1.

5. A measurement device for measuring vibrations at a stator end winding of an electric machine, the measurement device comprising:

three sensors arranged at different equidistant positions of the stator end winding operable for measuring amplitudes and phases of radial vibrations and tangential vibrations of the vibrations;

a calculation unit operable for deriving displacements of the stator end winding due to the vibrations via the measured amplitudes and/or phases of the radial vibrations and the tangential vibrations, and operable for attaining data and assigning a deflection shape of the stator end winding in operation based on 2-node shapes and/or 4-node shapes; and

a display for displaying the attained measured data and assigned operation deflection shape of the stator end winding in operation.

6. The measurement device for measuring vibrations at the stator end winding according to claim 5, wherein the calculation unit assigns the displacements to an operation deflection shape of the stator end winding using empiric data stored in the calculation unit for comparison with the measured amplitudes and/or phases of the radial vibrations and the tangential vibrations.

7. The measurement device for measuring vibrations at the stator end winding according to claim 6, wherein the calculation unit derives the operation deflection shape of the stator end winding based on the 4-node shapes.