Time-Frequency Analysis Combining Wavelets and the Envelope Technique for Fault Identification in Rotary Machines

Abstract:

Nowadays the method based on demodulation by envelope finds wide application in industry as a technique for evaluation of bearings and other components in rotating machinery. In recent years the application of Wavelets for fault diagnosis in machinery has also obtained good development. This article demonstrates the effectiveness of the combined application of Wavelets and envelope technique (also known as HFRT High-Frequency Resonance Technique) to remove background noise from signals collected from defect bearings and identification of the characteristic frequencies of defects. A comparison of the results obtained with the isolated application of only one method against the combined technique is performed showing the increased capacity in detection of faults in rolling bearings.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 664)
• Pages: 901-906
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.664.901
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Rafael José Gomes de Oliveira, Valdeci Donizete Gonçalves, Everton Coelho de Medeiros, Mauro Hugo Mathias
• Keywords: Envelope, Fault Identification, Wavelet

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