The resonance demodulation technique has been widely used to detect rolling bearing faults based on the signal acquired by piezoelectric accelerometers. However, this method is ineffective in extremely low speed applications due to the instrument limitations of many commercial piezoelectric accelerometers. To alleviate this difficulty, we present a low-frequency resonance accelerometer to capture extremely low speed rolling bearing faults. The design details are reported in this paper. With this new sensor, the resonance demodulation technique can be extended to many low rotational speed applications. This has been demonstrated by two industrial cases: (a) bearing fault detection for a tilting mechanism in a converter mill and (b) monitoring a crossed roller bearing of a bucket wheel staker-reclaimer in a thermal power plant.
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February 2010
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A New Low-Frequency Resonance Sensor for Low Speed Roller Bearing Monitoring
Shumin Hou,
Shumin Hou
Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Machine Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering,
e-mail: michaelhou2007@gmail.com
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
, Wuhan, Hubei, 430081, People’s Republic of China; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa
, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
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Yourong Li,
Yourong Li
Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Machine Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering,
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
, Wuhan, Hubei, 430081, People’s Republic of China
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Zhigang Wang,
Zhigang Wang
Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Machine Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering,
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
, Wuhan, Hubei, 430081, People’s Republic of China
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Ming Liang
Ming Liang
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Ottawa
, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
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Shumin Hou
Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Machine Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering,
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
, Wuhan, Hubei, 430081, People’s Republic of China; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa
, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canadae-mail: michaelhou2007@gmail.com
Yourong Li
Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Machine Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering,
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
, Wuhan, Hubei, 430081, People’s Republic of China
Zhigang Wang
Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Machine Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering,
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
, Wuhan, Hubei, 430081, People’s Republic of China
Ming Liang
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Ottawa
, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, CanadaJ. Vib. Acoust. Feb 2010, 132(1): 014502 (8 pages)
Published Online: January 13, 2010
Article history
Received:
December 10, 2008
Revised:
July 15, 2009
Online:
January 13, 2010
Published:
January 13, 2010
Citation
Hou, S., Li, Y., Wang, Z., and Liang, M. (January 13, 2010). "A New Low-Frequency Resonance Sensor for Low Speed Roller Bearing Monitoring." ASME. J. Vib. Acoust. February 2010; 132(1): 014502. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000773
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