Research on Fault Feature Extraction Method for Hydroelectric Generating Unit Based on Improved FMD and CDEI

As core pieces of equipment in hydropower generation, the operational condition of critical components such as the rotor and thrust bearing is crucial for the stability of hydropower units. The essence of fault diagnosis for hydroelectric generating units is pattern recognition. To achieve high reco...

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Main Authors: Tao Wu, Haipeng Gong, Zaiming Geng, Jian Deng, Fang Yuan
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/6134
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author Tao Wu
Haipeng Gong
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Jian Deng
Fang Yuan
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Zaiming Geng
Jian Deng
Fang Yuan
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description As core pieces of equipment in hydropower generation, the operational condition of critical components such as the rotor and thrust bearing is crucial for the stability of hydropower units. The essence of fault diagnosis for hydroelectric generating units is pattern recognition. To achieve high recognition accuracy, it is necessary to maximize the distinguishability of different fault features. However, traditional time–frequency signal processing methods seldom consider this issue during the decomposition process, resulting in low sensitivity of the extracted features to different fault types. To address this issue, this paper proposes a fault feature extraction method for hydroelectric generating units based on Feature Modal Decomposition (FMD) and the Comprehensive Distance Evaluation Index (CDEI). By improving the FMD algorithm, the objective function for selecting modal components during the FMD decomposition process is set as the CDEI, which can measure the sensitivity of fault features, thereby enhancing the distinguishability of the obtained fault features. Next, the Distance Evaluation Index (DEI) is used to measure the sensitivity of the obtained features, and the most sensitive features are selected. Experiments using a rotor test bench and actual signals before and after thrust bearing horizontal adjustment from a hydroelectric generating unit were conducted and compared with related methods. The results show that the proposed method can effectively improve the sensitivity of the obtained fault features and achieve accurate fault diagnosis for hydroelectric generating units.
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spelling doaj-art-a32ed6f875d94839a37831ad16b80f482024-12-13T16:26:09ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-12-011723613410.3390/en17236134Research on Fault Feature Extraction Method for Hydroelectric Generating Unit Based on Improved FMD and CDEITao Wu0Haipeng Gong1Zaiming Geng2Jian Deng3Fang Yuan4China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, ChinaChina Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, ChinaChina Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, ChinaChina Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, ChinaSchool of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaAs core pieces of equipment in hydropower generation, the operational condition of critical components such as the rotor and thrust bearing is crucial for the stability of hydropower units. The essence of fault diagnosis for hydroelectric generating units is pattern recognition. To achieve high recognition accuracy, it is necessary to maximize the distinguishability of different fault features. However, traditional time–frequency signal processing methods seldom consider this issue during the decomposition process, resulting in low sensitivity of the extracted features to different fault types. To address this issue, this paper proposes a fault feature extraction method for hydroelectric generating units based on Feature Modal Decomposition (FMD) and the Comprehensive Distance Evaluation Index (CDEI). By improving the FMD algorithm, the objective function for selecting modal components during the FMD decomposition process is set as the CDEI, which can measure the sensitivity of fault features, thereby enhancing the distinguishability of the obtained fault features. Next, the Distance Evaluation Index (DEI) is used to measure the sensitivity of the obtained features, and the most sensitive features are selected. Experiments using a rotor test bench and actual signals before and after thrust bearing horizontal adjustment from a hydroelectric generating unit were conducted and compared with related methods. The results show that the proposed method can effectively improve the sensitivity of the obtained fault features and achieve accurate fault diagnosis for hydroelectric generating units.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/6134hydroelectric generating unitvibration signalfeature extractionfeature mode decompositionthrust bearing horizontal adjustmentdistance evaluation index
spellingShingle Tao Wu
Haipeng Gong
Zaiming Geng
Jian Deng
Fang Yuan
Research on Fault Feature Extraction Method for Hydroelectric Generating Unit Based on Improved FMD and CDEI
Energies
hydroelectric generating unit
vibration signal
feature extraction
feature mode decomposition
thrust bearing horizontal adjustment
distance evaluation index
title Research on Fault Feature Extraction Method for Hydroelectric Generating Unit Based on Improved FMD and CDEI
title_full Research on Fault Feature Extraction Method for Hydroelectric Generating Unit Based on Improved FMD and CDEI
title_fullStr Research on Fault Feature Extraction Method for Hydroelectric Generating Unit Based on Improved FMD and CDEI
title_full_unstemmed Research on Fault Feature Extraction Method for Hydroelectric Generating Unit Based on Improved FMD and CDEI
title_short Research on Fault Feature Extraction Method for Hydroelectric Generating Unit Based on Improved FMD and CDEI
title_sort research on fault feature extraction method for hydroelectric generating unit based on improved fmd and cdei
topic hydroelectric generating unit
vibration signal
feature extraction
feature mode decomposition
thrust bearing horizontal adjustment
distance evaluation index
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/6134
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