Device and process for signal analysis
First Claim
1. Device for signal analysis comprising:
- a sampling and conversion means for forming sample values of a signal, and for digitizing the sample values;
a selection unit for selecting specific sample values;
an arithmetic-logic operation unit having means for combining a pair of selected specific sample values according to a defined relation and for outputting resultant values; and
classification means connected to receive the resultant values from the arithmetic-logic operation unit for classifying the resultant values and producing a distribution of the resultant values, which distribution is based on distances that separate each combined pair of sample values;
an evaluation unit for evaluating a distribution of said resultant values obtained from the classification means; and
, computational means for determining a significant frequency value, an integral multiple of a time difference value assigned to the significant frequency value, and for determining frequency values of the integral multiple of time difference values; and
wherein the evaluation unit has an evaluation means for the frequency values.
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Abstract
A device for detecting or analyzing machinery damage is used preferably in the determination of defects in roller bearings. Pulse-like machinery or bearing noise acquired by a sensor is converted into special time signals. These time signals correspond to events which are basically periodic in occurrence. The time signals are sent to one, preferably several, classification units depending on the time differences. Before classification, combination of adjacent time signals or events is performed using their pulse heights. The combining is multiplicative or obeys some other bivalent relation. Classification forms a frequency distribution with an abscissa which is divided into time units. Specific characteristics of the frequency distribution provide information on incipient or manifest machinery damage.
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22 Claims
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1. Device for signal analysis comprising:
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a sampling and conversion means for forming sample values of a signal, and for digitizing the sample values;
a selection unit for selecting specific sample values;
an arithmetic-logic operation unit having means for combining a pair of selected specific sample values according to a defined relation and for outputting resultant values; and
classification means connected to receive the resultant values from the arithmetic-logic operation unit for classifying the resultant values and producing a distribution of the resultant values, which distribution is based on distances that separate each combined pair of sample values;
an evaluation unit for evaluating a distribution of said resultant values obtained from the classification means; and
,computational means for determining a significant frequency value, an integral multiple of a time difference value assigned to the significant frequency value, and for determining frequency values of the integral multiple of time difference values; and
wherein the evaluation unit has an evaluation means for the frequency values.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Device for detection or for analysis of machinery damage or defects which cause noise, with determined and stochastic properties, comprising:
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a sensor for acquiring machinery noise and for conversion of said noise into an electrical signal;
a rectifier for forming an absolute value of the electrical signal;
at least one peak value detector; and
at least one time analyzer for analysis of output signals of the at least one peak value detector for determining of special events, defined by time and intensity, from said electrical signal, wherein the at least one time analyzer has means for determining respective instants of intermediate maximum and minimum values of a signal function as time events; and
wherein a buffer storage is provided for storing the respective instants together with the respective signal amplitudes.- View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. System for detecting repeated, pulse-like signal portions of a time signal comprising
a sensor for acquiring and converting a time signal into an electrical AC signal; -
an electronic sampling means for sampling the AC signal and for generating a sampled, time discrete signal;
at least one reference signal generator for generating sawtooth reference signals with a steep rise and comparatively slow fall;
at least one trigger stage for repetitive triggering of the reference signal generators;
a signal analysis stage which uses scanned, time-discrete signals for triggering the at least one trigger stage and which has means for comparing the sampled, time-discrete signals to the sawtooth reference signals;
a storage unit for storing special sample values with respect to an instant of their occurrence and an amplitude thereof;
an arithmetic unit for forming arithmetic products;
a classification unit for forming at least one histogram; and
a pattern recognition unit for classification of histograms according to predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Process for signal analysis comprising the steps of
using a sampling and conversion means for forming sample values of a signal; -
digitizing the signal;
combining each sample value in a logic operation unit, which combines each sample value of a signal with a plurality of the sample values of the signal, using a logic operation performed according to one of product formation, sum formation, and maximum formation of at least two relative maximum values of the signal;
sending the results of the logic operation for classification by means of a classification unit, and performing classification in the manner of a distribution; and
using an evaluation unit for evaluation of one of a classification result and a distribution of frequency distribution, wherein said evaluation is performed using the further steps of determining a significant frequency value, determining an integral multiple of a time difference value which is assigned to the significant frequency value, determining frequency values at integral multiple of time difference values; and
evaluating the frequency values determined.- View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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