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- the present invention relates to a rolling bearing load estimating device, a control device for a mechanical device equipped with rolling bearings, a load estimating method, and a program.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a method of measuring the load based on the relative displacement between the outer ring and the inner ring in a main shaft bearing of a wind turbine generator.
- Patent Literature 2 discloses a method of measuring vibration generated during rotational operation of a rolling bearing and calculating a load based on the frequency obtained from the measured vibration.
- the method using a strain gauge or a displacement sensor like the technique of Patent Document 1 is difficult to install and is expensive, and the method using a vibration sensor or an ultrasonic sensor is difficult to measure with high accuracy.
- the technique of Patent Document 2 may not be sufficient for applications where the rotational speed changes.
- the load estimation based on the contact angle as in Patent Document 2 can only be applied to bearings whose contact angle changes according to the contact load, and the error is large unless the load is close to a pure axial load.
- the load can be calculated when the rolling bearing is rotating in a stable state.
- the present invention provides a device equipped with rolling bearings capable of prolonging the life and preventing defects by coping with changes in rotational speed caused by instantaneous changes in wind during rotation. intended to
- a rolling bearing load estimating device comprising: a vibration sensor that measures vibration of the rolling bearing during rotation; a rotation speed sensor that measures the rotation speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; Derivation means for deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using vibration information measured by the vibration sensor; The rotation speed measured by the rotation speed sensor and the vibration value derived by the derivation means using a table that defines the correspondence between the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency, and the rotation speed. and estimating means for estimating the load applied to the rolling bearing.
- a rolling bearing load estimating device comprising: a vibration sensor that measures vibration of the rolling bearing during rotation; a rotation speed sensor that measures the rotation speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; Derivation means for deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using vibration information measured by the vibration sensor; Data composed of pairs of the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency of the rolling bearing, and the rotation speed are used as learning data, and the load on the rolling bearing is used as output data to perform learning processing. Using the learned model, the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency derived by the deriving means and the rotational speed measured by the rotational speed sensor is loaded. and an estimating means for estimating the load.
- a control device for a mechanical device comprising a rolling bearing, a load estimator; a control means; has
- the load estimation device is a vibration sensor that measures vibration of the rolling bearing during rotation; a rotation speed sensor that measures the rotation speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; Derivation means for deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using vibration information measured by the vibration sensor; Data composed of pairs of the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency of the rolling bearing, and the rotation speed are used as learning data, and the load on the rolling bearing is used as output data to perform learning processing.
- the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency derived by the deriving means and the rotational speed measured by the rotational speed sensor is loaded.
- estimating means for estimating the load has The control means controls at least one of torque about the shaft supported by the rolling bearing and rotation of the rolling bearing according to the load estimated by the estimation means.
- a rolling bearing load estimation method comprising: a first measuring step of measuring vibrations of the rolling bearing during rotation; a second measuring step of measuring the rotational speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; a derivation step of deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using the vibration information measured in the first measurement step; The rotation speed measured in the second measurement step and the derivation step are derived using a table that defines the correspondence between the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency, and the rotation speed. and an estimating step of estimating a load applied to the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value.
- a rolling bearing load estimation method comprising: a first measuring step of measuring vibrations of the rolling bearing during rotation; a second measuring step of measuring the rotational speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; a derivation step of deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using the vibration information measured in the first measurement step; Data composed of pairs of the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency of the rolling bearing, and the rotation speed are used as learning data, and the load on the rolling bearing is used as output data to perform learning processing.
- a load is applied to the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency derived in the derivation step and the rotational speed measured in the second measurement step. and an estimating step of estimating the load that is applied.
- another form of this invention has the following structures. That is, the program the computer, a first acquisition means for acquiring vibration information of the rotating rolling bearing; a second acquiring means for acquiring the rotational speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; Derivation means for deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using the vibration information; The rotation speed acquired by the second acquisition means and the derivation means derived by using a table that defines the correspondence between the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency, and the rotation speed It functions as estimation means for estimating the load applied to the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value.
- another form of this invention has the following structures. That is, the program the computer, a first acquisition means for acquiring vibration information of the rotating rolling bearing; a second acquisition means for acquiring information about the rotational speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; Derivation means for deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using the vibration information; Data composed of pairs of the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency of the rolling bearing, and the rotation speed are used as learning data, and the load on the rolling bearing is used as output data to perform learning processing. Using the learned model, the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency derived by the derivation means and the rotational speed acquired by the second acquisition means is loaded. function as an estimating means for estimating the applied load.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the functional configuration and measurement according to the first embodiment; The figure which shows an example of the data detected by various sensors. The figure which shows an example of the data detected by various sensors.
- the object to be measured is a wind turbine generator including rolling bearings, but is not limited to the wind turbine generator. It is possible to estimate the load.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wind power generator to which the load estimation method according to this embodiment is applied.
- a wind turbine generator 10 includes a tower 11 erected on the ground or on the sea, a nacelle 12 supported on the upper end of the tower 11, and a rotor 13 provided at the end of the nacelle 12. It has A rotation mechanism 14 for adjusting the direction of the nacelle 12 (yaw control) is provided between the tower 11 and the nacelle 12 .
- a drive train section 21 is stored in the nacelle 12 .
- the drive train section 21 includes a main shaft 22 , a gearbox 23 , a generator 24 and a bearing unit 25 .
- the main shaft 22 is connected to a generator 24 via a gearbox 23 .
- the main shaft 22 is rotatably supported within the nacelle 12 by bearing units 25 .
- a bearing unit 25 that supports the main shaft 22 is provided with a vibration sensor 27 to measure vibrations generated in the bearing unit 25 .
- a rotation speed sensor 26 for detecting the rotation speed of the main shaft 22 is also provided.
- the power generator 24 is provided with a power generation amount measuring device 31 for measuring the power generation amount.
- the rotor 13 has a hub 16 and a plurality of blades 15. Blades 15 extend radially from hub 16 .
- the rotor 13 is provided at the end of the main shaft 22 of the drive train section 21 .
- the hub 16 adjusts the orientation of each of the plurality of blades 15 (pitch control) by controlling rotation around a rotation axis (not shown) corresponding to each of the plurality of blades 15 .
- Rotational speed sensors 28 and 30 are provided on the rotor 13 side and the generator 24 side of the gearbox 23, respectively.
- the rotation speed sensor 28 detects the rotation speed of the rotation shaft on the rotor 13 side (that is, the input side of the gearbox 23).
- the rotation speed sensor 30 detects the rotation speed of the rotating shaft on the generator 24 side (that is, on the output side of the gearbox 23). Since the speed increaser 23 speeds up the rotation of the main shaft 22 via a gear (not shown) or the like, the rotational speeds of the input side and the output side of the rotating shaft fluctuate.
- the gearbox 23 is provided with a vibration sensor 29 to measure vibrations generated in the gearbox 23 .
- the drive train section 21 is provided with a braking device (not shown) for stopping or decelerating the rotation of the main shaft 22 as necessary.
- the rotational speed sensor 26 provided for the bearing unit 25 and the rotational speed sensors 28 and 30 provided for the gearbox 23 may have the same configuration or may have different configurations.
- a delay occurs between the main shaft 22 and the rotation shaft on the output side of the gearbox 23 because torque is transmitted by a plurality of rotation shafts and gears. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, it is more accurate to attach the rotational speed sensor 28 to the input side and the output side of the gearbox 23, but depending on the configuration, either one may be used.
- the vibration sensor 27 provided for the bearing unit 25 and the vibration sensor 29 provided for the gearbox 23 may have the same configuration or may have different configurations.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which one bearing unit 25 is provided for one wind turbine generator 10 in order to simplify the explanation, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration.
- a plurality of bearing units 25 may be provided in the wind turbine generator 10 .
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the functional configuration and measurement according to this embodiment.
- FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the gearbox 23 to which the load estimation by the load estimation method according to the present embodiment is applied, and the load estimation device 200 that performs the load estimation.
- a rolling bearing 101 that supports a rotary shaft 105 that transmits the rotation of the main shaft 22 is provided in the speed increaser 23 .
- the rolling bearing 101 can be applied to, for example, a tapered roller bearing, a cylindrical roller bearing, or the like, but is not limited to these.
- FIG. 2 shows an example in which one rolling bearing 101 is provided in the gearbox 23 for the sake of simplicity of explanation.
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and one gearbox 23 may be provided with a plurality of rolling bearings 101 .
- components for transmitting rotation and increasing speed are further included in the speed increasing gear 23, but they are omitted here.
- the speed increaser 23 is taken as an example of an object to which the load estimation method according to the present embodiment is applied, but the bearing unit 25 and the generator 24 may also be applied.
- the load estimation device 200 may be provided inside the wind turbine generator 10 shown in FIG. 1 or may be provided outside the wind turbine generator 10 .
- FIG. 2 shows a configuration in which one load estimation device 200 is provided for one gearbox 23 in order to simplify the explanation.
- one load estimation device 200 performs load estimation on a plurality of wind turbine generators 10 (that is, a plurality of gearboxes 23, a plurality of bearing units 25, and a plurality of generators 24). may be configured to perform
- the rolling bearing 101 rotatably supports the rotating shaft 105 .
- the rotating shaft 105 is supported by a housing 100 covering the outside of the gearbox 23 or a planet carrier (not shown) via a rolling bearing 101 which is a rotating component.
- the rolling bearing 101 includes a rotating ring fitted on the rotating shaft 105, an inner ring 104 which is a fixed ring fitted on a planetary shaft (not shown), a fixed ring fitted on the housing 100, or a planetary wheel (not shown). ), a plurality of rollers (balls), which are a plurality of rolling elements 103 arranged between the outer ring 102 and the inner ring 104 and the outer ring 102, and the rolling elements 103 are rotatably held.
- a retainer (not shown) is provided.
- lubrication method is not particularly limited, for example, grease lubrication, oil lubrication, or the like is used. Also, the type of lubricant is not particularly limited.
- the speed increaser 23 is provided with a vibration sensor 29 that detects vibration generated from the rolling bearing 101 while the rotary shaft 105 is rotating.
- the vibration sensor 29 is fixed in the vicinity of the outer ring of the housing 100 by bolting, bonding, bolting and bonding, embedding with a molding material, or the like.
- a detent function may be provided in the case of fixing with bolts. It should be noted that the vibration sensor 29 is not limited to being fixedly installed at the detection position, and may be installed at a position for detecting vibration by the rolling bearing 101 during load estimation. Therefore, the vibration sensor 29 may be detachable or movable.
- the vibration sensor 29 may be any device capable of detecting vibration, such as an acceleration sensor, an AE (Acoustic Emission) sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a shock pulse sensor, etc. Anything that can convert vibration into an electric signal, such as a mold, can be used.
- an acceleration sensor such as an acceleration sensor, an AE (Acoustic Emission) sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a shock pulse sensor, etc. Anything that can convert vibration into an electric signal, such as a mold, can be used.
- the vibration sensor 29 uses a vibration detection element such as a piezoelectric element, the element may be molded in plastic or the like.
- the gearbox 23 is provided with a rotation speed sensor 28 that detects the rotation speed of the inner ring 104 fitted on the rotating shaft 105 .
- the rotational speed sensor 28 arranged on the rotor 13 side will be described as an example.
- the inner ring 104 which is a rotating ring
- the rotating shaft 105 have the same rotational speed and rotational speed.
- the torque and rotational speed of the rotating shaft 105 to which the rotation is transmitted from the main shaft 22 may vary depending on the direction and amount of wind received by the wind turbine generator 10, the wind pressure, the pitch angle and yaw angle of the blades 15, and the output of the generator 24.
- the rotational speed can be regulated by a braking device (not shown).
- the rotation speed sensor 28 may detect the rotation speed by detecting an encoder (not shown) provided on the inner ring 104 of the rolling bearing 101, for example. Note that the vibration sensor 29 and the rotational speed sensor 28 detect only at a specified timing (for example, when estimating the load) based on instructions from the user of the load estimating device 200 (for example, the administrator of the wind turbine generator 10). , or may be configured to always perform the detection operation.
- the load estimation device 200 may be realized, for example, by an information processing device including a control device, a storage device, and an input/output device (not shown).
- the control device may consist of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Single Processor), or a dedicated circuit.
- the storage device consists of volatile and non-volatile storage media such as HDD (Hard Disk Drive), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc.
- Various information can be input and output according to instructions from the control device. It is possible.
- the output device is composed of a display device such as a liquid crystal display, or a speaker and a light, and notifies the operator according to instructions from the control device.
- the notification method by the output device is not particularly limited, but for example, it may be visual notification by screen output, auditory notification by sound, external Various input/output operations may be performed by transmitting/receiving data to/from a device (not shown).
- the load estimation device 200 includes a vibration signal acquisition unit 201, a rotation speed acquisition unit 202, a vibration analysis unit 203, a load estimation unit 204, an information storage unit 205, a notification processing unit 206, a communication processing unit 207, and a mechanism control unit 208. consists of Each part may be implemented by reading out a corresponding program from the storage device and executing it by the control device described above. Furthermore, various operations such as notification operation and communication operation may be performed by the control device controlling the input/output device.
- the vibration signal acquisition unit 201 acquires the electric signal detected by the vibration sensor 29 as vibration information.
- the vibration signal acquisition unit 201 may perform A/D (Analog/Digital) conversion by an AD converter (not shown) or signal amplification processing by an amplifier (not shown) according to the content of the electrical signal.
- the acquired vibration information is output to the information storage unit 205 .
- the rotation speed acquisition unit 202 acquires the rotation speed of the rotation shaft 105 (or the inner ring 104) detected by the rotation speed sensor 28.
- the acquired rotational speed information is output to the information storage unit 205 .
- the vibration analysis unit 203 can apply envelope processing, predetermined filter processing, or the like to the vibration information stored in the information storage unit 205 .
- a frequency band corresponding to the theoretical frequency of the rolling bearing 101 is extracted from the vibration information indicated by the electrical signal acquired by the vibration sensor 29 .
- the contents of data processing or filtering here are not particularly limited, and LPF (Low Pass Filter) for removing predetermined high frequency components from vibration information, HPF (High Pass Filter) for removing predetermined low frequency components. may be performed. Alternatively, processing using a BPF (Band Pass Filter) that extracts a predetermined frequency component may be performed. Further, the vibration analysis unit 203 uses the filtered vibration information to perform frequency analysis of the vibration indicated by the vibration information.
- vibration analysis unit 203 derives vibration values (acceleration, velocity, displacement) corresponding to the theoretical frequency of rolling bearing 101 . Note that it is not necessary to derive all of the acceleration, velocity, and displacement as the vibration value, and any one of them may be used.
- the load estimation unit 204 estimates the load applied to the rolling bearing 101 based on the vibration value derived by the vibration analysis unit 203 .
- the details of the estimation method according to this embodiment will be described later.
- the information storage unit 205 timely receives and stores vibration information and rotation speed information output from the vibration signal acquisition unit 201 and the rotation speed acquisition unit 202 . At this time, the detection timings of the vibration sensor 29 and the rotational speed sensor 28 correspond to each other, and the detection information is associated and stored. In addition, the information storage unit 205 timely provides stored various information to other parts such as the vibration analysis unit 203 . Further, the information storage unit 205 may store the analysis result of the vibration analysis unit 203 and the estimation result of the load estimation unit 204 as history information.
- the notification processing unit 206 performs notification processing based on the estimation result by the load estimation unit 204 .
- a communication processing unit 207 controls communication with the outside via a network (not shown). For example, the communication processing unit 207 transmits the estimation result by the load estimation unit 204 to an external device (not shown).
- the mechanism control unit 208 controls the operation of the wind turbine generator 10 based on the estimation result by the load estimation unit 204.
- the rotation mechanism 14 may be controlled to adjust the orientation of the nacelle 12 (yaw control), or the hub 16 may be controlled to adjust the orientation of each of the plurality of blades 15 (pitch control).
- the output of the generator 24 may be controlled.
- a brake mechanism (not shown) may be used to control the rotation speed or rotation acceleration of the main shaft 22 to a predetermined value.
- FIG. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing examples of data detected by various sensors.
- FIG. 3A shows an example of vibration information detected by the vibration sensor 29.
- FIG. The horizontal axis indicates time, and the vertical axis indicates signal strength (amplitude).
- signals of various frequencies are synthesized.
- Vibration information such as that shown in FIG. 3A is subjected to frequency analysis by performing envelope processing and filtering as necessary, thereby extracting vibration in a desired frequency band and deriving a vibration value.
- FIG. 3B shows an example of detection information indicating the rotational speed of the rolling bearing 101 detected by the rotational speed sensor 28.
- FIG. The horizontal axis indicates time, and the vertical axis indicates signal intensity.
- the rotation speed of the rotating shaft 105 (or the inner ring 104) is specified according to the detection result of the pulse signal. It should be noted that the rotational speed may also fluctuate during one rotation of the rotating shaft 105 .
- FIG. 4A and 4B are conceptual diagrams when estimating the load applied to the rolling bearing of the mechanical device.
- FIG. 4A is data obtained by analyzing the vibration information of the mechanical device and deriving the relationship between the vibration frequency and the vibration value.
- the mechanical device here is described as having three rolling bearings (bearing A, bearing B, and bearing C) incorporated therein, but the basic concept remains the same even if the number of rolling bearings is increased or decreased. be.
- Each rolling bearing has a theoretical frequency determined from bearing specifications, and FIG. 4A shows the theoretical frequency of each rolling bearing and its higher-order frequencies.
- Line 401 shows the theoretical frequency of bearing A and its higher frequencies.
- Line 402 shows the theoretical frequency of bearing B and its higher frequencies.
- Line 403 shows the theoretical frequency of bearing C and its higher frequencies.
- Zfc Z ⁇ fc Zfi: Z x fi 2fb: 2 ⁇ fb fi: fr-fc Z (number of rolling elements [piece]), fc (revolution frequency of rolling elements [Hz]), fr (rotational frequency of inner ring [Hz]), and fb (rotational frequency of rolling elements [Hz]).
- FIG. 4B shows one of the theoretical frequencies of the rolling bearing 101 in FIG. 4A.
- the portion indicated by ⁇ in FIG. 4A (corresponding to the theoretical frequency of bearing A) is taken as an example.
- attention is focused on the strength of the vibration value with respect to the theoretical frequency of the rolling bearing 101 and its higher-order (Nth-order) vibration frequency.
- Nth-order vibration frequency it is derived that the higher the vibration value of the theoretical vibration frequency, the higher the load on the rolling bearing 101 .
- the load is derived using a predefined table.
- the rolling bearing 101 is in a state where the bearing load can be estimated (constant speed and constant torque) using a device that simulates the necessary parts of the mechanical device in which the rolling bearing 101 is actually used, or Rotate in a state where the bearing load can be measured with a strain gauge or the like. Then, by performing measurements while changing the load and rotation speed of the rolling bearing 101, the correspondence relationship between the load, the rotation speed, and the vibration (vibration value) of the generated vibration frequency is specified. Then, this correspondence relationship is defined in advance in the form of a table.
- FIG. 9 shows an example of a table showing the correspondence between the vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency and the load at each rotation speed.
- the vibration value and the rotation speed may be defined in association with each other in units of a certain numerical range.
- the table may further define the wind direction, wind volume, wind pressure, pitch angle of the blades 15, output of the generator 24, operating state of the brake device (not shown), etc. in association with each other.
- the table may be defined in association with the deterioration state of the lubricant used in the rolling bearing 101 and the operation history of the rolling bearing 101 (total number of rotations, operating time, etc.).
- a predefined table is stored in the information storage unit 205 .
- the rotational speed may be used to determine which of the theoretical frequency and its higher-order vibration frequency the corresponding vibration value should be used for estimating the load.
- noise may increase at the theoretical frequency and its higher-order vibration frequencies, so load estimation may be performed on vibration frequencies with less noise.
- the vibration frequency of interest is defined in advance according to the rotation speed.
- the configuration may be such that the average of the vibration values of the theoretical frequency and its higher-order vibration frequencies is used. As a result, even if noise is included at some vibration frequencies, it is possible to suppress its influence.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart of load estimation processing according to the present embodiment. This processing is executed by the load estimating device 200.
- a control device (not shown) provided in the load estimating device 200 reads a program for realizing each part shown in FIG. may be realized.
- the load estimation device 200 acquires vibration information of the rolling bearing 101 detected by the vibration sensor 27 and stored in the information storage unit 205 .
- the structure which acquires the signal detected by the vibration sensor 29 directly may be sufficient.
- the load estimation device 200 acquires the rotation speed of the rolling bearing 101 detected by the rotation speed sensor 28 and stored in the information storage unit 205 .
- the structure which directly acquires the signal detected by the rotational speed sensor 28 may be sufficient.
- the vibration information acquired in S501 and the rotation speed acquired in S502 correspond in detection timing.
- the load estimation device 200 performs vibration analysis processing based on the vibration information acquired at S501.
- a process of deriving a vibration value corresponding to each vibration frequency is performed using vibration information.
- the vibration analysis process may be performed after performing the envelope process or the LPF or BPF filter process.
- the load estimating device 200 determines the vibration frequency of interest from among the theoretical frequency of the rolling bearing 101 and its higher-order vibration frequencies, according to the rotational speed acquired at S502.
- the correspondence between the vibration frequency of interest and the rotation speed is defined in advance, and is determined based on the correspondence. At this time, attention may be paid to one or more vibration frequencies.
- the load estimation device 200 extracts the vibration value of the vibration frequency determined at S504 from the vibration analysis results obtained at S503.
- the load estimation device 200 acquires the table from the information storage unit 205 .
- the information storage unit 205 defines and stores a table in which the load, the rotation speed, and the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency are associated with each other.
- the load estimation device 200 estimates the load on the rolling bearing 101 based on the rotation speed acquired at S502, the vibration value extracted at S505, and the table acquired at S506. Note that if it is determined in S504 to pay attention to a plurality of vibration frequencies, for example, the load may be derived based on the vibration value of each vibration frequency, and the largest load among them may be treated as the estimation result. Alternatively, the average load value derived based on the vibration value of each vibration frequency may be treated as the estimation result. Then, this processing flow ends.
- the mechanical device does not require large-scale processing for estimating the load, and the load can be estimated at low cost.
- learning processing is performed using this information, assuming that there is a correlation between the vibration value, rotational speed, and load in the rolling bearing.
- FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the functional configuration and measurement according to this embodiment.
- the load estimation device 200 includes a learned model management unit 601.
- the learned model management unit 601 may be implemented by reading out a program corresponding to the control device described above from the storage device and executing it.
- the learned model management unit 601 manages the learned model generated by the learning process performed in advance.
- the trained model is described as being generated by the learning process performed in advance, but the learning process is performed again at a predetermined timing (for example, the timing when a certain amount of data is collected). It may be configured such that the learned model managed by the learned model management unit 601 is updated with the learned model generated as a result of execution.
- the learning process may be configured to be executed by the load estimation device 200, or may be configured to be executed by an external learning server (not shown) connected via a network (not shown). may
- the load estimation unit 204 acquires the learned model managed by the learned model management unit 601, and inputs the analysis result analyzed by the vibration analysis unit 203 to the learned model. treated as As a result, load estimation unit 204 estimates the output data output from the learned model as the load on rolling bearing 101 .
- [Learning process] the theoretical frequency, vibration value, and rotational speed of the rolling bearing 101 are used as input data, and a learned model for outputting the load is generated.
- the learning method according to the present embodiment uses supervised learning by a neural network, other methods (algorithms, etc.) may be used.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the concept of learning processing according to this embodiment.
- the learning data used in this embodiment consists of a pair of input data and teacher data.
- the input data includes, for example, the vibration frequency of the rolling bearing 101 (theoretical frequency and its higher-order vibration frequency), vibration value, and rotation speed.
- a value indicating the load is output as output data.
- the output data is compared with the teacher data (here, the value of the weight), and the weight in the learning model is adjusted according to the difference, so that the parameters of the learning model are Updated.
- a trained model is generated by repeating this process. That is, in this embodiment, a trained model for estimating the load by regression is generated. As described above, the learning process may be repeated each time a certain amount of learning data is added, and the learned model may be updated with the learning results.
- wind information for example, wind direction, wind volume, wind pressure, etc.
- control information of the wind turbine generator 10 may be included.
- the control device here may include, for example, control values for pitch and yaw by the blade 15 and rotation mechanism 14, and control values for a brake mechanism (not shown).
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of load estimation processing according to the present embodiment. This processing is executed by the load estimating device 200.
- a control device (not shown) provided in the load estimating device 200 reads a program for realizing each part shown in FIG. may be realized.
- the load estimation device 200 acquires vibration information of the rolling bearing 101 detected by the vibration sensor 29 and stored in the information storage unit 205 .
- the structure which acquires the signal detected by the vibration sensor 29 directly may be sufficient.
- the load estimation device 200 acquires the rotation speed of the rolling bearing 101 detected by the rotation speed sensor 28 and stored in the information storage unit 205 .
- the structure which directly acquires the signal detected by the rotational speed sensor 28 may be sufficient.
- the vibration information acquired in S801 and the rotational speed acquired in S802 correspond in detection timing.
- the load estimation device 200 performs vibration analysis processing based on the vibration information acquired at S801.
- a process of deriving a vibration value corresponding to each vibration frequency is performed using vibration information.
- vibration analysis processing may be performed after performing envelope processing or filter processing using LPF, BPF, or the like.
- the load estimating device 200 determines the vibration frequency of interest from among the theoretical frequency of the rolling bearing 101 and its higher-order vibration frequencies according to the rotational speed acquired at S802.
- the correspondence between the vibration frequency of interest and the rotation speed is defined in advance, and is determined based on the correspondence.
- the load estimation device 200 extracts the vibration value of the vibration frequency determined at S804 from the vibration analysis results obtained at S803.
- the load estimation device 200 acquires a learned model.
- the trained model is managed by the trained model management unit 601, and the latest trained model is acquired.
- the load estimation device 200 applies the rotation speed acquired in S802, the vibration frequency determined in S804, and the vibration value extracted in S805 as input data to the trained model acquired in S806. Then, the load obtained as the output data is estimated as the load on the rolling bearing 101 . Then, this processing flow ends.
- the mechanical device does not require large-scale processing for estimating the load, and the load can be estimated at low cost.
- a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
- the description of the configuration that overlaps with that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the description will focus on the differences.
- a configuration will be described in which the load on the wind turbine generator 10 is estimated and then the wind turbine generator 10 is controlled based on the estimation result.
- the device, functional configuration, signal configuration, etc. are the same as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a flow chart of control processing of the wind turbine generator 10 based on load estimation according to the present embodiment. This processing is executed by the load estimating device 200.
- a control device (not shown) provided in the load estimating device 200 reads a program for realizing each part shown in FIG. may be realized.
- the load estimation device 200 acquires vibration information of the rolling bearing 101 detected by the vibration sensor 27 and stored in the information storage unit 205 .
- the structure which acquires the signal detected by the vibration sensor 29 directly may be sufficient.
- the load estimation device 200 acquires the rotation speed of the rolling bearing 101 detected by the rotation speed sensor 28 and stored in the information storage unit 205 .
- the structure which directly acquires the signal detected by the rotational speed sensor 28 may be sufficient.
- the vibration information acquired in S1001 and the rotation speed acquired in S1002 correspond in detection timing.
- the load estimation device 200 performs vibration analysis processing based on the vibration information acquired at S1001.
- a process of deriving a vibration value corresponding to each vibration frequency is performed using vibration information.
- vibration analysis processing may be performed after performing envelope processing or filter processing using LPF, BPF, or the like.
- the load estimating device 200 determines the vibration frequency of interest from among the theoretical frequency of the rolling bearing 101 and its higher-order vibration frequency, according to the rotational speed acquired at S1002.
- the correspondence between the vibration frequency of interest and the rotation speed is defined in advance, and is determined based on the correspondence. At this time, attention may be paid to one or more vibration frequencies.
- the load estimation device 200 extracts the vibration value of the vibration frequency determined at S1004 from the vibration analysis result obtained at S1003.
- the load estimation device 200 acquires the table from the information storage unit 205 .
- the information storage unit 205 defines and stores a table in which the load, the rotation speed, and the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency are associated with each other.
- load estimation device 200 load estimation device 200 estimates the load on rolling bearing 101 based on the rotation speed acquired at S1002, the vibration value extracted at S1005, and the table acquired at S1006. . If it is determined in S1004 to focus on a plurality of vibration frequencies, for example, the load may be derived based on the vibration value of each vibration frequency, and the largest load among them may be treated as the estimation result. Alternatively, the average load value derived based on the vibration value of each vibration frequency may be treated as the estimation result.
- the load estimation device 200 determines whether or not the load estimated at S1007 is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- the threshold here is defined in advance and stored in the information storage unit 205 .
- the threshold may be a constant value, or may vary based on the operation history of the wind turbine generator 10 .
- the threshold may be changed according to the total number of rotations of the rolling bearing 101 .
- the load estimated in the past may be stored, and the threshold may be changed according to the accumulation of the load. More specifically, when the total number of rotations or the load accumulated in the past exceeds a certain value, the threshold value may be set low.
- the control for reducing the load (the load on the wind turbine generator 10) (the process of S1009 in the latter stage) can be executed earlier. If the load is equal to or greater than the threshold (YES at S1008), the process of load estimation device 200 proceeds to S1009, and if it is less than the threshold (NO at S1008), the process of load estimation device 200 returns to S1001. to continue.
- the load estimation device 200 controls the wind turbine generator 10 based on the load estimated at S1007. Details of this step will be described later with reference to FIG. Then, this processing flow ends.
- FIG. 11 is a flow chart of control processing corresponding to the step of S1009 in FIG.
- the load estimating device 200 sets the target torque and target rotation speed generated in the rotor 13 based on the estimated bearing load.
- the target torque and target rotation speed may be defined, for example, based on the difference between the threshold used in S1008 and the estimated bearing load.
- a table in which the difference is associated with the target torque and target rotation speed may be held, and the target torque and target rotation speed may be determined based on this table.
- the target torque and target rotation speed are set to values that keep the load on rolling bearing 101 within an appropriate range. By setting within this range, the occurrence of excessive or insufficient load is suppressed.
- the load estimation device 200 sets the target pitch (pitch angle) of the blades 15 based on the set target torque and target rotation speed.
- the target pitch may be defined, for example, based on the difference between the threshold used in S1008 and the estimated load.
- a table in which the difference is associated with the target pitch may be held, and the target pitch may be determined based on this table.
- the target pitch is set to a value that keeps the load on the rolling bearing 101 within an appropriate range.
- the load estimation device 200 performs pitch control of the blades 15 based on the target pitch set at S1102.
- the control amount of the rotation around the rotor shaft (not shown) corresponding to each of the plurality of blades 15 may be determined in consideration of the time required to reach the target pitch.
- the load estimation device 200 controls the rotation speed for adjusting the rotation speed by a brake mechanism (not shown) based on the detected rotation speed (the rotation speed acquired at S1002) and the target rotation speed set at S1101. Determine the amount of control.
- the control amount may be determined in consideration of the time required to reach the target rotation speed.
- the load estimating device 200 uses the control amount determined at S1105 to perform rotational speed adjustment control by a brake mechanism (not shown).
- the load estimation device 200 sets the power generation amount of the generator 24 based on the set target torque and target rotation speed.
- the power generation amount set here may be defined based on, for example, the difference between the threshold value used in S1008 and the estimated load.
- a table in which the difference and the power generation amount are associated with each other may be held, and the power generation amount may be set based on this table.
- the load estimation device 200 controls the power generation amount of the generator 24 based on the power generation amount set at S1107. After the pitch control (S1102-S1103), the rotation speed control (S1104-S1105) by the brake mechanism, and the power generation amount control (S1106-S1107) are performed, this processing flow ends.
- pitch control (S1102-S1103), rotational speed control (S1104-S1105) by the brake mechanism, and power generation control (S1106-S1107) are controlled in parallel. It is not limited to parallel flow. For example, part of each control may be performed serially. Further, it may be configured such that one of the above three controls is not performed according to the difference between the load and the threshold.
- the set values for the target pitch, target torque, and target rotation speed in the control process of FIG. 11 may be set in consideration of the past control history.
- the set values used in the immediately preceding control process shown in FIG. 11 and the elapsed time from the immediately preceding control process are stored in a storage device, and the set values are derived using the history information.
- the load is estimated in response to the momentary change in the rotational speed of the rolling bearing provided in the mechanical device, and the result of the estimation is used to control the mechanical device, thereby extending the life of the mechanical device. It is possible to prevent defects.
- the mechanical device does not require large-scale processing for estimating the load, and the load can be estimated at low cost.
- the frequency analysis may be performed by the normal (sampling time fixed) method or the order ratio analysis.
- a program or application for realizing the functions of one or more embodiments described above is supplied to a system or device using a network or a storage medium, and one or more programs in the computer of the system or device It is also possible to implement a process in which the processor reads and executes the program.
- ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make modifications and applications by combining each configuration of the embodiments with each other, based on the description of the specification and well-known techniques. It is also contemplated by the present invention that it falls within the scope of protection sought.
- a rolling bearing load estimating device comprising: a vibration sensor that measures vibration of the rolling bearing during rotation; a rotation speed sensor that measures the rotation speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; Derivation means for deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using vibration information measured by the vibration sensor; The rotation speed measured by the rotation speed sensor and the vibration value derived by the derivation means using a table that defines the correspondence between the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency, and the rotation speed. and estimating means for estimating the load applied to the rolling bearing. According to this configuration, it is possible to estimate the load on the rolling bearing that can cope with momentary changes in the load during rotation.
- a rolling bearing load estimating device comprising: a vibration sensor that measures vibration of the rolling bearing during rotation; a rotation speed sensor that measures the rotation speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; Derivation means for deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using vibration information measured by the vibration sensor; Data composed of pairs of the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency of the rolling bearing, and the rotation speed are used as learning data, and the load on the rolling bearing is used as output data to perform learning processing. Using the learned model, the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency derived by the deriving means and the rotational speed measured by the rotational speed sensor is loaded. estimating means for estimating a load. According to this configuration, it is possible to estimate the load on the rolling bearing that can cope with momentary changes in the load during rotation.
- the predetermined vibration frequency is one or more of the theoretical frequency of the rolling bearing and its higher-order vibration frequency.
- Load estimator According to this configuration, it is possible to estimate the load corresponding to the configuration of the rolling bearing.
- (5) further comprising determining means for determining a vibration frequency of interest from among the theoretical frequency of the rolling bearing and its higher-order vibration frequency based on the rotational speed measured by the rotational speed sensor;
- the load estimation device according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the derivation means derives the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency from the vibration frequency determined by the determination means.
- a control device for a mechanical device comprising a rolling bearing, (1) to (8) the load estimating device; control means for controlling at least one of torque around the shaft supported by the rolling bearing and rotation of the rolling bearing according to the load estimated by the estimating means;
- a control device comprising: According to this configuration, the load is estimated in response to an instantaneous change in the rotational speed of the rolling bearing provided in the mechanical device, and control is performed using the estimation result, thereby extending the life of the mechanical device and preventing defects. can be prevented.
- the mechanical device is a wind turbine generator
- the control means further performs at least one of blade pitch control, power generation amount control, or brake control provided in the wind power generator according to the load estimated by the estimation means
- the control means is In the pitch control, based on the difference between the threshold value and the estimated load, the pitch angle is flattened when positive, and the pitch angle is raised when negative,
- the brake mechanism In the control of the brake, based on the difference between the threshold and the estimated load, the brake mechanism is operated to reduce the rotation speed of the rotating shaft when the difference is positive, and the brake mechanism is disabled when the difference is negative.
- the control device characterized by: According to this configuration, in the wind power generator, by performing pitch control and brake control according to the load, it is possible to reduce the load on the rolling bearings, extend the life of the mechanical equipment, and prevent defects. Become.
- (12) further comprising storage means for storing control history information by the control means; Any one of (9) to (11), wherein the control means sets a torque about an axis supported by the rolling bearing and a control amount of rotation of the rolling bearing based on the control history. 1.
- the control device according to 1. According to this configuration, by setting the next control amount according to the control history, more appropriate control becomes possible.
- a rolling bearing load estimation method comprising: a first measuring step of measuring vibrations of the rolling bearing during rotation; a second measuring step of measuring the rotational speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; a derivation step of deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using the vibration information measured in the first measurement step; The rotation speed measured in the second measurement step and the derivation step are derived using a table that defines the correspondence between the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency, and the rotation speed. and an estimating step of estimating a load applied to the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value. According to this configuration, it is possible to estimate the load on the rolling bearing that can cope with momentary changes in the load during rotation.
- a method for estimating a load on a rolling bearing comprising: a first measuring step of measuring vibrations of the rolling bearing during rotation; a second measuring step of measuring the rotational speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; a derivation step of deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using the vibration information measured in the first measurement step; Data composed of pairs of the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency of the rolling bearing, and the rotation speed are used as learning data, and the load on the rolling bearing is used as output data to perform learning processing.
- a load is applied to the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency derived in the derivation step and the rotational speed measured in the second measurement step. and an estimating step of estimating the load that is applied. According to this configuration, it is possible to estimate the load on the rolling bearing that can cope with momentary changes in the load during rotation.
- a computer a first acquisition means for acquiring vibration information of the rotating rolling bearing; a second acquiring means for acquiring the rotational speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; Derivation means for deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using the vibration information; The rotation speed acquired by the second acquisition means and the derivation means derived by using a table that defines the correspondence between the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency, and the rotation speed
- a computer (16) a computer; a first acquisition means for acquiring vibration information of the rotating rolling bearing; a second acquisition means for acquiring information about the rotational speed of the rolling bearing during rotation; Derivation means for deriving a vibration value of a predetermined vibration frequency using the vibration information; Data composed of pairs of the load on the rolling bearing, the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency of the rolling bearing, and the rotation speed are used as learning data, and the load on the rolling bearing is used as output data to perform learning processing. Using the learned model, the rolling bearing corresponding to the vibration value of the predetermined vibration frequency derived by the derivation means and the rotational speed acquired by the second acquisition means is loaded. A program for functioning as an estimating means for estimating the load that is applied. According to this configuration, it is possible to estimate the load on the rolling bearing that can cope with momentary changes in the load during rotation.
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回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する振動センサと、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する回転速度センサと、
前記振動センサにて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重、前記所定の振動周波数の振動値、および回転速度の対応関係が規定されたテーブルを用いて、前記回転速度センサにて測定した回転速度と前記導出手段にて導出した振動値に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段とを有する。
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する振動センサと、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する回転速度センサと、
前記振動センサにて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出手段にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記回転速度センサにて測定された回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段とを有する。
荷重推定装置と、
制御手段と、
を有し、
前記荷重推定装置は、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する振動センサと、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する回転速度センサと、
前記振動センサにて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出手段にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記回転速度センサにて測定された回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段と、
を有し、
前記制御手段は、前記推定手段にて推定された荷重に応じて、前記転がり軸受に支持されている軸周りのトルク、および、前記転がり軸受の回転の少なくとも一方を制御する。
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する第1の測定工程と、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する第2の測定工程と、
前記第1の測定工程にて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出工程と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重、前記所定の振動周波数の振動値、および回転速度の対応関係が規定されたテーブルを用いて、前記第2の測定工程にて測定した回転速度と前記導出工程にて導出した振動値に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定工程とを有する。
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する第1の測定工程と、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する第2の測定工程と、
前記第1の測定工程にて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出工程と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出工程にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記第2の測定工程にて測定された回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定工程とを有することを特徴とする荷重推定方法。
コンピュータを、
回転中の転がり軸受の振動情報を取得する第1の取得手段、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を取得する第2の取得手段、
前記振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重、前記所定の振動周波数の振動値、および回転速度の対応関係が規定されたテーブルを用いて、前記第2の取得手段にて取得した回転速度と前記導出手段にて導出した振動値に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段として機能させる。
コンピュータを、
回転中の転がり軸受の振動情報を取得する第1の取得手段、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度の情報を取得する第2の取得手段、
前記振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出手段にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記第2の取得手段にて取得した回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段として機能させる。
以下、本願発明の第1の実施形態について説明を行う。
以下、本願発明に係る荷重推定方法を適用可能な装置の一実施形態を説明する。なお、以下の説明では、被測定物として、例えば、転がり軸受を含む風力発電装置を例にとって説明するが、風力発電装置に限定されず、それ以外の機械装置であっても同様に転がり軸受に対する荷重を推定することが可能である。
図2は、本実施形態に係る機能構成および測定を説明するための概念図である。図2には、本実施形態に係る荷重推定方法による荷重推定が適用される増速機23と、荷重推定を行う荷重推定装置200の構成が示される。増速機23内には、主軸22の回転を伝達する回転軸105を支持する転がり軸受101が設けられる。なお、本実施形態において、転がり軸受101として、例えば、円すいころ軸受、円筒ころ軸受などに適用可能であるが、これらに限定するものではない。図2においては、説明を簡略化するために増速機23に1の転がり軸受101が備えられた例を示している。しかし、この構成に限定するものではなく、1の増速機23に複数の転がり軸受101が備えられてよい。また、増速機23内部には、回転を伝達、増速するための各部品が更に含まれるがここでは省略する。また、図2では、本実施形態に係る荷重推定方法を適用する対象として、増速機23を例に挙げて説明するが、軸受ユニット25や発電機24を対象として適用してもよい。
図3Aおよび図3Bは、各種センサにて検出されるデータの一例を示す図である。図3Aは、振動センサ29にて検出された振動情報の例を示す。横軸は時間を示し、縦軸は信号強度(振幅)を示す。図3Aでは、様々な周波数の信号が合成された状態である。図3Aに示すような振動情報に対して、必要に応じて包絡処理やフィルタ処理を行い周波数解析を行うことで、所望の周波数帯域の振動を抽出し、振動値を導出する。
Zfi:Z×fi
2fb:2×fb
fi:fr-fc
なお、Z(転動体の数[個])、fc(転動体の公転周波数[Hz])、fr(内輪の回転周波数[Hz])、fb(転動体の自転周波数[Hz])である。
図5は、本実施形態に係る荷重推定処理のフローチャートである。本処理は、荷重推定装置200により実行され、例えば、荷重推定装置200が備える制御装置(不図示)が図1に示した各部位を実現するためのプログラムを記憶装置から読み出して実行することにより実現されてよい。
本願発明の第2の実施形態について説明する。なお、第1の実施形態と重複する構成については説明を省略し、差分に着目して説明を行う。第2の実施形態では、振動情報、回転速度、及び荷重を含む学習用データを用いて学習処理を行うことで生成された学習済みモデルを用いた荷重推定方法について説明する。
図6は、本実施形態に係る機能構成および測定を説明するための概念図である。第1の実施形態にて、図2を用いて説明した機能構成との差分として、荷重推定装置200は、学習済みモデル管理部601を備える。学習済みモデル管理部601は、上述した制御装置が対応するプログラムを記憶装置から読み出して実行することで実現してよい。
本実施形態では、転がり軸受101の理論周波数、振動値、回転速度を入力データとし、荷重を出力するための学習済みモデルを生成する。本実施形態に係る学習方法は、ニューラルネットワークによる教師あり学習を用いるものとして説明するが、これ以外の手法(アルゴリズム等)が用いられてよい。
図8は、本実施形態に係る荷重推定処理のフローチャートである。本処理は、荷重推定装置200により実行され、例えば、荷重推定装置200が備える制御装置(不図示)が図1に示した各部位を実現するためのプログラムを記憶装置から読み出して実行することにより実現されてよい。
本願発明の第3の実施形態について説明する。なお、第1の実施形態と重複する構成については説明を省略し、差分に着目して説明を行う。第3の実施形態では、風力発電装置10における荷重を推定した上で、その推定結果に基づいて風力発電装置10を制御する形態について説明する。装置や機能構成、信号の構成などは、第1の実施形態にて図1~図4を用いて説明したものと同様である。
図10は、本実施形態に係る荷重推定に基づく風力発電装置10の制御処理のフローチャートである。本処理は、荷重推定装置200により実行され、例えば、荷重推定装置200が備える制御装置(不図示)が図1に示した各部位を実現するためのプログラムを記憶装置から読み出して実行することにより実現されてよい。
図11は、図10のS1009の工程に対応する制御処理のフローチャートである。
なお、上記実施形態にて述べた各種データは一例であり、他のデータを用いてもよい。例えば、測定データ、学習データとして振動と回転数の他に軸受予圧、内部隙間、負荷圏、温度(軸受温度、油音、軸・ハウジング温度)、トルク、発電量、油種など加えてもよい。周波数分析には通常(サンプリング時間固定)のやり方でも良いし次数比分析を行ってもよい。
(1) 転がり軸受の荷重推定装置であって、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する振動センサと、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する回転速度センサと、
前記振動センサにて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重、前記所定の振動周波数の振動値、および回転速度の対応関係が規定されたテーブルを用いて、前記回転速度センサにて測定した回転速度と前記導出手段にて導出した振動値に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段とを有することを特徴とする荷重推定装置。
この構成によれば、回転動作中の瞬間的な荷重の変化にも対応可能な、転がり軸受に対する荷重の推定が可能となる。
この構成によれば、振動値の増加に伴って荷重が増加する傾向に基づいて、荷重の推定が可能となる。
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する振動センサと、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する回転速度センサと、
前記振動センサにて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出手段にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記回転速度センサにて測定された回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段とを有することを特徴とする荷重推定装置。
この構成によれば、回転動作中の瞬間的な荷重の変化にも対応可能な、転がり軸受に対する荷重の推定が可能となる。
この構成によれば、転がり軸受の構成に対応して荷重の推定が可能となる。
前記導出手段は、前記決定手段にて決定した振動周波数を前記所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出することを特徴とする(1)~(4)のいずれかに記載の荷重推定装置。
この構成によれば、転がり軸受の回転速度に応じて着目する振動周波数を変更することができ、その着目した振動周波数の振動値に基づいて精度良く荷重の推定が可能となる。
この構成によれば、転がり軸受の構成に対応した理論周波数に基づいて荷重の推定が可能となる。
この構成によれば、振動値として、加速度、速度、変位のいずれかに基づいて荷重の推定を行うことができる。
この構成によれば、風の影響などにより瞬間的に主軸の回転速度が変動し得る風力発電装置であっても転がり軸受に対する荷重を推定することができる。
(1)~(8)に記載の荷重推定装置と、
前記推定手段にて推定された荷重に応じて、前記転がり軸受に支持されている軸周りのトルク、および、前記転がり軸受の回転の少なくとも一方を制御する制御手段と、
を有することを特徴とする制御装置。
この構成によれば、機械装置が備える転がり軸受の瞬間的な回転速度の変化に対応して、荷重推定を行い、その推定結果を用いて制御を行うことで、機械装置の長寿命化や不具合防止が可能となる。
この構成によれば、転がり軸受の回転数または回転速度を制御することにより、転がり軸受に対する負荷を低減させ、機械装置の長寿命化や不具合防止を実現することが可能となる。
前記制御手段は更に、前記推定手段にて推定された荷重に応じて、前記風力発電装置が備えるブレードのピッチ制御、発電量の制御、あるいは、ブレーキの制御の少なくとも一つを行い、
前記制御手段は、
前記ピッチ制御では、閾値と前記推定された荷重との差分に基づき、プラスのときはピッチ角を寝かせ、マイナスのときはピッチ角を立て、
前記ブレーキの制御では、閾値と前記推定された荷重との差分に基づき、プラスのときは回転軸の回転速度を減速させるようにブレーキ機構を作動させ、マイナスのときはブレーキ機構を不作動とすることを特徴とする(9)または(10)に記載の制御装置。
この構成によれば、風力発電装置において、荷重に応じてピッチ制御や、ブレーキの制御行うことにより、転がり軸受に対する負荷を低減させ、機械装置の長寿命化や不具合防止を実現することが可能となる。
前記制御手段は、前記制御履歴に基づいて、前記転がり軸受に支持されている軸周りのトルク、前記転がり軸受の回転の制御量を設定することを特徴とする(9)~(11)のいずれかに記載の制御装置。
この構成によれば、制御履歴に応じて、次の制御量を設定することで、より適切な制御が可能となる。
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する第1の測定工程と、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する第2の測定工程と、
前記第1の測定工程にて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出工程と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重、前記所定の振動周波数の振動値、および回転速度の対応関係が規定されたテーブルを用いて、前記第2の測定工程にて測定した回転速度と前記導出工程にて導出した振動値に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定工程とを有することを特徴とする荷重推定方法。
この構成によれば、回転動作中の瞬間的な荷重の変化にも対応可能な、転がり軸受に対する荷重の推定が可能となる。
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する第1の測定工程と、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する第2の測定工程と、
前記第1の測定工程にて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出工程と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出工程にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記第2の測定工程にて測定された回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定工程とを有することを特徴とする荷重推定方法。
この構成によれば、回転動作中の瞬間的な荷重の変化にも対応可能な、転がり軸受に対する荷重の推定が可能となる。
回転中の転がり軸受の振動情報を取得する第1の取得手段、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を取得する第2の取得手段、
前記振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重、前記所定の振動周波数の振動値、および回転速度の対応関係が規定されたテーブルを用いて、前記第2の取得手段にて取得した回転速度と前記導出手段にて導出した振動値に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段として機能させるためのプログラム。
この構成によれば、回転動作中の瞬間的な荷重の変化にも対応可能な、転がり軸受に対する荷重の推定が可能となる。
回転中の転がり軸受の振動情報を取得する第1の取得手段、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度の情報を取得する第2の取得手段、
前記振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出手段にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記第2の取得手段にて取得した回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段として機能させるためのプログラム。
この構成によれば、回転動作中の瞬間的な荷重の変化にも対応可能な、転がり軸受に対する荷重の推定が可能となる。
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- 転がり軸受の荷重推定装置であって、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する振動センサと、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する回転速度センサと、
前記振動センサにて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重、前記所定の振動周波数の振動値、および回転速度の対応関係が規定されたテーブルを用いて、前記回転速度センサにて測定した回転速度と前記導出手段にて導出した振動値に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段とを有することを特徴とする荷重推定装置。 - 前記所定の振動周波数の振動値が大きくなるに従って、前記転がり軸受に負荷されている荷重が大きくなるように前記テーブルは規定されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の荷重推定装置。
- 転がり軸受の荷重推定装置であって、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する振動センサと、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する回転速度センサと、
前記振動センサにて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出手段にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記回転速度センサにて測定された回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段とを有することを特徴とする荷重推定装置。 - 前記所定の振動周波数は、前記転がり軸受の理論周波数およびその高次の振動周波数のうちの1または複数が用いられることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の荷重推定装置。
- 前記回転速度センサにて測定された回転速度に基づいて、前記転がり軸受の理論周波数およびその高次の振動周波数の中から着目する振動周波数を決定する決定手段を更に有し、
前記導出手段は、前記決定手段にて決定した振動周波数を前記所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の荷重推定装置。 - 前記理論周波数は、Zfc、Zfi、および2fbのいずれかに基づくことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の荷重推定装置。
- 前記所定の振動周波数の振動値は、加速度、速度、変位のいずれかであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の荷重推定装置。
- 前記転がり軸受は、風力発電装置の主軸を支持する転がり軸受であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の荷重推定装置。
- 転がり軸受を備える機械装置の制御装置であって、
請求項1に記載の荷重推定装置と、
前記推定手段にて推定された荷重に応じて、前記転がり軸受に支持されている軸周りのトルク、および、前記転がり軸受の回転の少なくとも一方を制御する制御手段と、
を有することを特徴とする制御装置。 - 前記制御装置は、前記転がり軸受の回転数または回転速度を制御することを特徴とする請求項9に記載の制御装置。
- 前記機械装置は、風力発電装置であって、
前記制御手段は更に、前記推定手段にて推定された荷重に応じて、前記風力発電装置が備えるブレードのピッチ制御、発電量の制御、あるいは、ブレーキの制御の少なくとも一つを行い、
前記制御手段は、
前記ピッチ制御では、閾値と前記推定された荷重との差分に基づき、プラスのときはピッチ角を寝かせ、マイナスのときはピッチ角を立て、
前記ブレーキの制御では、閾値と前記推定された荷重との差分に基づき、プラスのときは回転軸の回転速度を減速させるようにブレーキ機構を作動させ、マイナスのときはブレーキ機構を不作動とすることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の制御装置。 - 前記制御手段による制御履歴の情報を記憶する記憶手段を更に有し、
前記制御手段は、前記制御履歴に基づいて、前記転がり軸受に支持されている軸周りのトルク、前記転がり軸受の回転の制御量を設定することを特徴とする請求項9に記載の制御装置。 - 転がり軸受の荷重推定方法であって、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する第1の測定工程と、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する第2の測定工程と、
前記第1の測定工程にて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出工程と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重、前記所定の振動周波数の振動値、および回転速度の対応関係が規定されたテーブルを用いて、前記第2の測定工程にて測定した回転速度と前記導出工程にて導出した振動値に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定工程とを有することを特徴とする荷重推定方法。 - 転がり軸受の荷重推定方法であって、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の振動を測定する第1の測定工程と、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を測定する第2の測定工程と、
前記第1の測定工程にて測定された振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出工程と、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出工程にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記第2の測定工程にて測定された回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定工程とを有することを特徴とする荷重推定方法。 - コンピュータを、
回転中の転がり軸受の振動情報を取得する第1の取得手段、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度を取得する第2の取得手段、
前記振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重、前記所定の振動周波数の振動値、および回転速度の対応関係が規定されたテーブルを用いて、前記第2の取得手段にて取得した回転速度と前記導出手段にて導出した振動値に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段として機能させるためのプログラム。 - コンピュータを、
回転中の転がり軸受の振動情報を取得する第1の取得手段、
回転中の前記転がり軸受の回転速度の情報を取得する第2の取得手段、
前記振動情報を用いて所定の振動周波数の振動値を導出する導出手段、
前記転がり軸受に対する荷重と、前記転がり軸受の所定の振動周波数の振動値および回転速度との対から構成されるデータを学習用データとし、前記転がり軸受に対する荷重を出力データとして学習処理を行って得られた学習済みモデルを用いて、前記導出手段にて導出した前記所定の振動周波数の振動値と前記第2の取得手段にて取得した回転速度に対応する、前記転がり軸受に対して負荷されている荷重を推定する推定手段として機能させるためのプログラム。
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