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Main Authors: Puchtler, Steffen, van der Kuip, Julius, Becker-Dombrowsky, Florian Michael, Kirchner, Eckhard
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.09837
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author Puchtler, Steffen
van der Kuip, Julius
Becker-Dombrowsky, Florian Michael
Kirchner, Eckhard
author_facet Puchtler, Steffen
van der Kuip, Julius
Becker-Dombrowsky, Florian Michael
Kirchner, Eckhard
contents Industry 4.0 drives the demand for cost-efficient and reliable process data and condition monitoring. Therefore, visualizing the state of tribological contacts becomes important, as they are regularly found in the center of many applications. Utilizing rolling element bearings as sensors and monitoring their health by the electrical impedance method are promising approaches as it allows e.g. load sensing and detection of bearing failures. The impedance cannot be measured directly, but there are various methods available. This work discusses advantages and disadvantages and suggests the AC Wheatstone bridge as a reliable way of measuring impedances with low phase angles at sampling rates in the kHz range. The corresponding equations are introduced, a simulation built, an uncertainty mode and effects analysis carried out and sample measurement results of real rolling elements shown. It can be demonstrated that the AC Wheatstone bridge meets the proposed requirements for sensory utilization and condition monitoring when the bearing is operated in the hydrodynamic regime.
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spellingShingle Impedance Measurement of Rolling Bearings Using an unbalanced AC Wheatstone Bridge
Puchtler, Steffen
van der Kuip, Julius
Becker-Dombrowsky, Florian Michael
Kirchner, Eckhard
Signal Processing
Systems and Control
Industry 4.0 drives the demand for cost-efficient and reliable process data and condition monitoring. Therefore, visualizing the state of tribological contacts becomes important, as they are regularly found in the center of many applications. Utilizing rolling element bearings as sensors and monitoring their health by the electrical impedance method are promising approaches as it allows e.g. load sensing and detection of bearing failures. The impedance cannot be measured directly, but there are various methods available. This work discusses advantages and disadvantages and suggests the AC Wheatstone bridge as a reliable way of measuring impedances with low phase angles at sampling rates in the kHz range. The corresponding equations are introduced, a simulation built, an uncertainty mode and effects analysis carried out and sample measurement results of real rolling elements shown. It can be demonstrated that the AC Wheatstone bridge meets the proposed requirements for sensory utilization and condition monitoring when the bearing is operated in the hydrodynamic regime.
title Impedance Measurement of Rolling Bearings Using an unbalanced AC Wheatstone Bridge
topic Signal Processing
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.09837