Method and device for treating signals for detection of stator and rotor errors in magnetic circuits in a synchronous machine

• US 20060261774A1
• Filed: 02/25/2004
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ecole polytechnique fãdãrale de lausanne epfl (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft)
• Original Assignee: Ecole polytechnique fãdãrale de lausanne epfl (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft)
• Inventors: Tu, Xuan Mai, Simond, Jean-Jacques
• Granted Patent: US 7,323,843 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 318/611
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/20 for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching rectifiers H02K11/04; power electronics H02K11/33
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/35 Devices for recording or transmitting machine parameters, e.g. memory chips or radio transmitters for diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/16 Centering rotors within the stator; Balancing rotors

Abstract

It is possible to determine the types and values of stator and rotor errors in magnetic circuits in a synchronous machine by measuring the induced voltage (u_i) for the terminals of measurement loops which can capture an image of the induction in the measurement gap, then by treating said signals.

Claims

1. A method of processing induced voltages coming from at least one measurement turn arranged on a synchronous machine, so as to capture an image of the induction in the air gap of the machine at the location of the turn, in order to determine the types and values of the stator and rotor errors in the magnetic circuits of the machine,

characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

individually taking said induced voltages (u_i) at the terminals of each turn and transmitting said induced voltages to filtering means which are able to eliminate the components having frequencies greater than the fundamental frequency of the machine (f_n),

individually transmitting the output signals (u_fi) of the filtering means to envelope extraction means which are able to supply output signals (e_i) which are images of the envelopes of the output signals of the filtering means,

transmitting the output signals (e_i) of the envelope extraction means to harmonic analysis means which are able to determine the temporal and spatial harmonic spectra and also the temporal mean values (e_im) of said output signals (e_i) along with the spatial mean value (e_ms) of said temporal mean values (e_im),

transmitting said temporal and spatial harmonic spectra and also said output signals (e_i) and said temporal and spatial mean values to calculation means which are able to determine independently the type of stator or rotor error and to calculate its relative value.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said calculation means furthermore calculate the value of the magnetic force (F) due to this or these error(s).

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said calculation means determine the ratio of the temporal mean values and of the spatial mean value (e_im/e_ms) so as to determine one or more stator errors in the magnetic circuit.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said calculation means determine the ratio of the values of the output signals of the envelope extraction means and of the temporal mean values (e_i/e_im) so as to determine one or more rotor errors in the magnetic circuit.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the presence of a fundamental harmonic in the signal resulting from said ratio indicates the existence of a static eccentricity between the axes of the rotor and stator, the amplitude of said harmonic making it possible to determine the value of this eccentricity with respect to the mean air gap of the machine.

6. The method as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the presence of a 2^nd-order harmonic in the signal resulting from said ratio indicates an elliptical deformation of the stator, the amplitude of said harmonic making it possible to determine the value of this deformation with respect to the mean air gap of the machine.

7. The method as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the presence of a harmonic above 2^nd-order in the signal resulting from said ratio indicates a polygonal deformation of the stator, the amplitude of said harmonic making it possible to determine the value of this deformation with respect to the mean air gap of the machine.

8. The method as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the presence of a fundamental harmonic in the signal resulting from said ratio indicates the existence of a dynamic eccentricity between the axes of the rotor and stator, the amplitude of said harmonic making it possible to determine the value of this eccentricity with respect to the mean air gap of the machine.

9. The method as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the presence of a harmonic above 1^st-order in the signal resulting from said ratio indicates an error associated with the excitation circuit of the machine, the amplitude of said harmonic making it possible to determine the relative value of this error with respect to the mean induction in the air gap.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the detection of an error generates an alarm.

11. A device for continuously monitoring a synchronous machine for implementing the method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it comprises:

means for measuring induced voltages (u_i), comprising at least one measurement loop comprising at least one measurement turn which is able to capture an image of the induction in the air gap of the machine at the location of the measurement loop,

filtering means which are able to eliminate the components having frequencies greater than the fundamental frequency of the machine (f_n),

envelope extraction means which are able to supply output signals (e_i) which are images of the envelopes of the output signals of the filtering means,

harmonic analysis means which are able to determine the temporal mean values (e_im) of said output signals (e_i) along with the spatial mean value (e_ms) of said temporal mean values (e_im),

calculation means which are able to determine independently the type of stator or rotor error and to calculate its relative value.

12. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the calculation means are able to calculate the value of the magnetic force (F) due to this or these error(s).

13. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that, with the means for measuring induced voltages (u_i) being arranged on the machine, at least one of said filtering means, said envelope extraction means, said harmonic analysis means and said calculation means is also mounted on the machine, said device furthermore comprising power supply means for said means mounted on the machine.

14. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that the power supply means are able to capture the induction flux produced by the machine in order to supply power to said means mounted on the machine.

15. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the filtering means, envelope extraction means, harmonic analysis means or calculation means which are not mounted on the machine are connected to the means mounted on the machine by the transmission means.

16. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the means for measuring induced voltages comprise a number of measurement loops which are regularly distributed over the periphery of the stator.

17. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 16, characterized in that each measurement loop surrounds a portion of the yoke of the stator and passes via a recess, a ventilation slot and the outside of the stator.

18. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that each measurement loop comprises a single turn.

19. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that it furthermore comprises a means of generating and transmitting an alarm.

20. The monitoring device as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that, arranged at one longitudinal end of the machine and associated with a similar device arranged at the other end of the machine, the signals supplied by the two devices are able to make it possible to determine a non-parallelism between the axes of the rotor and stator of the machine.