Measured load spectra of the bearing in high-speed train gearbox under different gear meshing conditions

The load spectrum is a crucial factor for assess-ing the fatigue reliability of in-service rolling element bear-ings in transmission systems.For a bearing in a high-speed train gearbox,a measurement technique based on strain detection of bearing outer ring was used to instrument the bearing and determine the time histories of the distributed load in the bearing under different gear meshing conditions.Accordingly,the load spectrum of the total radial load car-ried by the bearing was compiled.The mean value and class interval of the obtained load spectrum were found to vary non-monotonously with the speed and torque of gear mesh-ing,which was considered to be caused by the vibration of the shaft and the bearing cage.As the realistic service load input of bearing life assessment,the measured load spectrum under different gear meshing conditions can be used to pre-dict gearbox bearing life realistically based on the damage-equivalent principle and actual operating conditions.

Torque effect on vibration behavior of high-speed train gearbox under internal and external excitations

The high-speed train transmission system,experiencing both the internal excitation originating from gear meshing and the external excitation originating from the wheel-rail interaction,exhibits complex dynamic behavior in the actual service environment.This paper focuses on the gearbox in the high-speed train to carry out the bench test,in which various operat-ing conditions(torques and rotation speeds)were set up and the excitation condition covering both internal and external was created.Acceleration responses on multiple positions of the gearbox were acquired in the test and the vibration behavior of the gearbox was studied.Meanwhile,a stochastic excitation modal test was also carried out on the test bench under different torques,and the modal parameter of the gearbox was identified.Finally,the sweep frequency response of the gearbox under gear meshing excitation was analyzed through dynamic modeling.The results showed that the torque has an attenuating effect on the amplitude of gear meshing frequency on the gearbox,and the effect of external excitation on the gearbox vibration cannot be ignored,especially under the rated operating condition.It was also found that the torque affects the modal param-eter of the gearbox significantly.The torque has a great effect on both the gear meshing stiffness and the bearing stiffness in the transmission system,which is the inherent reason for the changed modal characteristics observed in the modal test and affects the vibration behavior of the gearbox consequently.

Vibration-based bearing fault diagnosis of high-speed trains:A literature review

Due to the advantages of comfort and safety,high-speed trains are gradually becoming the mainstream public transport in China.Since the operating speed and mileage of high-speed trains have achieved rapid growth,it is more and more urgent to ensure their reliability and safety.As an important component in the bogies of highspeed trains,the health state of the bearing directly affects the operational safety of the trains.It is therefore necessary to diagnoze the faults of bearings in the bogies of high-speed trains as early as possible.In this paper,the bearing fault diagnostic methods for high-speed trains have been systematically summarized with their challenges and perspectives.First,it briefly introduces the structure of bearings in the bogies as well as the fault characteristic frequencies.Then,a brief review of the research on vibration-based signal processing methods and machine learning methods has been provided.Finally,the challenges and future developments of vibrationbased bearing fault diagnostic methods for high-speed trains have been analyzed.

Dynamic Stability Analysis of Cages in High-Speed Oil-Lubricated Angular Contact Ball Bearings

To investigate the cage stability of high-speed oil-lubricated angular contact ball bearings, a dynamic model of cages is developed on the basis of Gupta’s and Meeks’ work. The model can simulate the cage motion under oil lubrication with all six degrees of freedom. Particularly, the model introduces oil-film damping and hysteresis damping, and deals with the collision contact as imperfect elastic contact. In addition, the effects of inner ring rotational speed, the ratio of pocket clearance to guiding clearance and applied load on the cage stability are investigated by simulating the cage motion with the model. The results can provide a theoretical basis for the design of ball bearing parameters.

Analysis of the Temperature Characteristics of High-speed Train Bearings Based on a Dynamics Model and Thermal Network Method

High-speed trains often use temperature sensors to monitor the motion state of bearings.However,the temperature of bearings can be affected by factors such as weather and faults.Therefore,it is necessary to analyze in detail the relationship between the bearing temperature and influencing factors.In this study,a dynamics model of the axle box bearing of high-speed trains is established.The model can obtain the contact force between the rollers and raceway and its change law when the bearing contains outer-ring,inner-ring,and rolling-element faults.Based on the model,a thermal network method is introduced to study the temperature field distribution of the axle box bearings of high-speed trains.In this model,the heat generation,conduction,and dispersion of the isothermal nodes can be solved.The results show that the temperature of the contact point between the outer-ring raceway and rolling-elements is the highest.The relationships between the node temperature and the speed,fault type,and fault size are analyzed,finding that the higher the speed,the higher the node temperature.Under different fault types,the node temperature first increases and then decreases as the fault size increases.The effectiveness of the model is demonstrated using the actual temperature data of a high-speed train.This study proposes a thermal network model that can predict the temperature of each component of the bearings on a high-speed train under various speed and fault conditions.

Establishment of Dynamic Model for Axle Box Bearing of High-Speed Trains Under Variable Speed Conditions

In this study,a dynamic model for the bearing rotor system of a high-speed train under variable speed conditions is established.In contrast to previous studies,the contact stress is simplifed in the proposed model and the compensation balance excitation caused by the rotor mass eccentricity considered.The angle iteration method is used to overcome the challenge posed by the inability to determine the roller space position during bearing rotation.The simulation results show that the model accurately describes the dynamics of bearings under varying speed profles that contain acceleration,deceleration,and speed oscillation stages.The order ratio spectrum of the bearing vibration signal indicates that both the single and multiple frequencies in the simulation results are consistent with the theoretical results.Experiments on bearings with outer and inner ring faults under various operating conditions are performed to verify the developed model.

Model of Rotation Accuracy of High-Speed Spindles on Ball Bearings

For the purpose to improve a design quality of high-speed spindle units, we have developed mathematical models and software to simulate a rotation accuracy of spindles running on ball bearings. In order to better understand the mechanics of ball bearings, the dynamic interaction of ball bearings and spindle unit, and the influence of the bearing imperfections on the spindle rotation accuracy, we have carried out computer aided analysis and experimental studies. When doing this, we have found that the spindle rotation accuracy can vary drastically with rotational speed. The influence of bearing preload has a secondary importance. Comparison of the results of these studies has demonstrated adequacy of the models developed to the real spindle units.

Simulation Analysis Module of High-speed Rail Bearings Based on Secondary Development in ADAMS

This paper develops a strong secondary development based on ADAMS feature which creates high-speed rail bearings for simulation analysis module. This thesis is in the case of non-circular pattern instructions of how to achieve rapid roller modeling, with analysis of functions and parameters required for the design of the simulation module of the high-speed rail bearing, as well as the design of dialog boxes, the environment and file structure. The specific modules is based on the secondary development language provided by ADAMS ! View. Through the menus, dialog boxes which input parameters, it can achieve high iron bearing automatic modeling, dynamic analysis and post-processing to simplify the analysis of high-speed rail bearing operations, as well as improving the high-speed rail bearing development efficiency.

Composite fault mechanism and vibration characteristics of high-speed train axle-box bearings

Axle-box bearings are crucial components of high-speed trains and operate in challenging conditions.As service mileage increases,these bearings are susceptible to various failures,posing a safety risk to high-speed train operations.Thus,it is crucial to examine the deployment methods of axle-box bearings.A dynamic model of axle-box bearings for high-speed trains with compound faults is constructed by setting up separate faults in two rows of double-row tapered roller bearings based on a single-fault model.The model's high accuracy in expressing compound faults is verified through corresponding experimental results.Then,the frequency domain diagram of system vibration response under varying rotational speed conditions is obtained,and the amplitude corresponding to the single frequency is extracted and analyzed to identify the optimal rotational speed band for composite fault diagnosis.Finally,the optimal speed band is analyzed under different faults,different load sizes,and different composite fault types.It can be concluded that the determination of the optimal speed band is solely influenced by the composite fault type and is independent of the fault and load sizes.Finally,it is concluded that the energy proportion of faults in different positions changes periodically with the change in speed,and this phenomenon is not affected by the fault sizes or load magnitude.

Dynamic Response Analysis of High-Speed Train Gearbox Housing Based on Equivalent Acceleration Amplitude Method

Gearbox, as the crucial transmission equipment of high-speed train drive system, bears mainly the impact of wheel-rail excitation during its application, resulting in fatigue failure of the housing structure. In order to analyze the vibration characteristics of the high-speed train gearbox housing, a test had been performed under operating condition on Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, where a host of vibration characteristics of different parts of housing had been obtained, and vibration signals had also been comparatively analyzed using acceleration amplitude spectrum and equivalent acceleration amplitude method. The result showed that the vibration level of the measuring point A on the joint part of the gearbox housing and axle bearing block was higher than that of the measuring point B on the upper part of the gearbox housing, both horizontally and vertically. And there existed attenuation during the transmission process of vibration from point A to Point B. Further, when a train was moving at a high speed, the gearbox vibration at the head carriage was better than that at the tail carriage. In addition, when a train slowed down from 300 km/h to 200 km/h, the horizontal equivalent acceleration amplitude dropped by 58% while the vertical one declined by 62%. Equivalent acceleration amplitude method was used to identify the vibration relations among different parts of housing, and the validity and applicability of this method were verified by data analysis. The study provided reference to ensure the operating safety of high-speed train drive system and design of new housing structure.

REDUCING VIBRATION WITH FRICTION-DAMPING IN HIGH-SPEED ROTOR SYSTEM

To reduce the excessive vibration of a high-speed rotor system at the critical speed, a friction damper with a flexible support structure is introduced. The mechanism of vibration reduction and support characteristics are analyzed and a friction damper is designed. The effect on an unbalanced response is studied. Results show that the stiffness factor and the friction-damping factor of the damper are related to the cone angle and the friction factor of the inner-ring when adopting a proper structure. By changing these parameters and the Z-directional stiffness of the outer-ring, the stiffness and the damping characteristic of the damper can be varied. Introducing a friction damper into the support can reduce the stiffness and increase the damping of the support, thus decreasing the critical speed to avoid the operating speed, suppress the resonant response of a rotor system, and attenuate vibration forces to the outside.

Thermal Model of High-Speed Spindle Units

For the purpose to facilitate development of high-speed Spindle Units (SUs) running on rolling bearings, we have developed a beam element model, algorithms, and software for computer analysis of thermal characteristics of SUs. The thermal model incorporates a model of heat generation in rolling bearings, a model of heat transfer from bearings, and models for estimation of temperature and temperature deformations of SU elements. We have carried out experimental test and made quantitative evaluation of the effect of operation conditions on friction and thermal characteristics of the SUs of grinding and turning machines of typical structures. It is found that the operation conditions make stronger effect on SU temperatures when rpm increases. A comparison between the results of analysis and experiment proves their good mutual correspondence and allows us to recommend application of the models and software developed for design and research of high-speed SUs running on rolling bearings.

风电机组用滑动轴承研究现状与发展趋势

首先,分析滚动轴承在风电传动系统中应用的局限性,探讨滑动轴承“以滑代滚”的可行性。然后,从风电机组用滑动轴承结构设计、轴承材料、性能分析及优化、试验测试及应用4个关键环节,综述滑动轴承风电应用的现有技术手段和面临的困难。最后,对风电机组滑动轴承的材料改性、一体化设计、延寿技术发展趋势做出展望。

应用滑动轴承的风电齿轮箱行星轮系动力学建模及解耦方法

在行星轮系动力学建模中,常以非线性油膜力或线性刚度-阻尼形式考虑其对系统动力学特性的影响,前者仿真精度高但计算成本也高,后者计算效率高却忽略了油膜力和轴颈-轴套偏心量的时变性,仿真精度有限。为此,以2MW级风电齿轮箱为研究对象,建立滑动轴承时变线性刚度-阻尼模型,提出计入轴颈-轴套时变偏心量的滑动轴承附加偏心修正力计算方法;利用行星架销轴-行星轮变形协调关系,将时变线性刚度-阻尼模型与附加偏心修正力进行耦合;建立应用滑动轴承的风电齿轮箱行星轮系动力学模型,对比了工况和轴承参数对模型计算精度与系统动态响应的影响,并通过试验加以验证。研究结果表明,齿轮副动态啮合力波动会使滑动轴承刚度-阻尼系数和附加偏心修正力产生周期性变化;在稳定和瞬态工况下,提出的模型可以很好地预测系统响应,尤其是行星轮振动响应;减小滑动轴承宽径比与间隙、增大输入转矩可以改善系统均载性能。

斜齿轮啮合弯矩对风电齿轮箱行星轮滑动轴承瞬态润滑性能影响分析

风电齿轮箱行星轮滑动轴承常被设计为以行星轮内孔和销轴分别作为轴套和轴颈,然而斜齿轮啮合弯矩容易使行星轮与销轴之间产生轴线不对中,导致边缘接触风险高,影响运行寿命。以6 MW级传动链齿轮箱行星轮滑动轴承为研究对象,考虑滑动轴承径向载荷、弯矩以及转速的动态影响,建立了行星轮滑动轴承瞬态摩擦-动力学耦合模型,并以风电机组传动链SIMPACK动力学模型提取的行星轮动态啮合力与时变转速作为行星轮滑动轴承的载荷与运动边界输入,分析了斜齿轮啮合弯矩、输入扭矩和滑动轴承半径间隙对行星轮滑动轴承润滑性能的影响规律,并进行了实验验证。研究结果表明,行星轮动态啮合力及其产生的啮合弯矩会造成行星轮轴心位置与偏斜角产生动态循环变化,并且随着载荷的增加,行星轮滑动轴承油膜/固体接触压力与不对中弯矩会逐渐增大;减小行星轮滑动轴承半径间隙可以有效提高其瞬态润滑性能。

基于IPSO-MCKD的汽车变速箱轴承故障诊断

针对车辆在城区运行过程中频繁启停造成变速箱滚动轴承故障易发的问题,在轴承故障诊断中引入最大相关峭度反卷积(Maximum Correlation Kurtosis Deconvolution,MCKD)的方法,为了避免过于依赖人工选择MCKD算法中滤波器系数和移位数,提出了一种参数自适应的最大相关峭度反卷积的故障诊断方法。该方法以输入信号的包络谱中最大相关峭度为目标函数,采用改进后的粒子群优化(Improved Particle Swarm Optimization,IPSO)算法优化MCKD中的滤波器系数和位移数,最后通过对故障信号的包络谱进行分析,提取轴承的故障特征。仿真和试验的结果表明,该方法可以有效降低环境中的噪声干扰,准确从强噪声中提取故障特征,实现故障诊断。

Variation in contact load at the most loaded position of the outer raceway of a bearing in high-speed train gearbox

For the fatigue failure and tribological property of a rolling element bearing,the contact load variation plays a significant role while the most loaded position of the bearing outer raceway takes the greatest risk of failure.This paper focuses on the variation in contact load on the most loaded position of the outer raceway of a gearbox bearing in high-speed train.Under operation conditions of different input speeds and torques,the dynamic contact load distribution in a gearbox bearing of high-speed train was measured by instrumenting the bearing with strain gauges.The most loaded position was identified accordingly and the features and reasons of the variation in contact load on this position were suggested.Three factors were found to have varying degrees of impact on the contact load variation under different gear meshing conditions:modal vibration of the cage or shaft,radial geometrical differences among the rollers and vibration of the gearbox housing.

基于时间卷积网络的机床齿轮箱轴承剩余寿命预测

基于深度神经网络的RUL预测模型结构比较复杂,不能很好地满足中长期预测任务的要求。为了更好地利用时间信息,设计一种基于时间卷积网络(TCN)的轴承RUL预测模型。以振动信号的频谱特征作为输入,利用因果膨胀卷积结构提取频域特征并捕获长期依赖,从而实现对轴承准确的RUL预测。为了进一步说明所提方法的优越性,将所提方法与卷积神经网络(CNN)、门控循环单元(GRU)进行了对比。结果表明:所提出的TCN模型的RUL预测精度优于其他现有方法,具有较高的精度。

RCMNAAPE在旋转机械故障诊断中的应用

针对精细复合多尺度排列熵(RCMPE)无法充分提取旋转机械振动信号中的故障信息,从而导致旋转机械故障识别准确率不稳定这一缺陷,提出了一种基于精细复合多尺度归一化幅值感知排列熵(RCMNAAPE)、拉普拉斯分数(LS)和灰狼算法优化支持向量机(GWO-SVM)的旋转机械故障诊断方法。首先,利用幅值感知排列熵替换了RCMPE中的排列熵,提出了RCMNAAPE,并将其用于提取旋转机械振动信号的故障特征生成特征样本;随后,采用了LS从原始的高维故障特征向量中筛选出较少的能够更准确描述故障状态的特征,构造敏感特征样本;最后,将低维的故障特征向量输入由灰狼算法优化的支持向量机中进行了训练和测试,完成了旋转机械样本的故障识别和分类,利用滚动轴承和齿轮箱故障数据集将RCMNAAPE-LS-GWO-SVM与其他故障诊断方法进行了对比分析,并开展了评估。研究结果表明:基于RCMNAAPE-LS-GWO-SVM的故障诊断方法能够有效识别旋转机械的各类故障,其识别准确率高于其他对比的故障诊断方法,其中滚动轴承故障的识别准确率达到99.33%,齿轮箱故障的识别准确率达到98.67%。虽然,该方法的特征提取效率不佳,平均特征提取时间分别为153.02 s和163.98 s,仅优于精细复合多尺度模糊熵(RCMFE),但其综合性能更加优异。

高速动车组用滚动轴承失效模式及对策展望

全面介绍了各主型高速动车组用轴箱轴承、齿轮箱轴承、牵引电动机轴承以及各类风机用轴承的型号、结构以及相应的车载和地面安全保证措施,汇总了轴承运行过程以及检修过程中的典型故障和主要失效模式,分析了轴承故障的产生原因,建议从车辆系统匹配设计角度确定旋转系统中轴承的边界载荷、顶层技术要求,优化轴承钢冶炼、热处理、机加工和组装等轴承制造工艺,以保证轴承产品质量一致性,进而避免轴承早期失效,为动车组安全运营,各系统旋转部件修程修制的制定和动车组用滚动轴承国产化提供借鉴和帮助。