Joint Modeling of Planetary Gear Train and Bearings of Wind Turbines for Vibration Analysis of Planetary Bearing Outer Ring Looseness Fault

Chuandi Zhou (), Ruiming Wang, Deyi Fu, Na Zhao and Xiaojing Ma
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Chuandi Zhou: National Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Grid-Integration, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China
Ruiming Wang: National Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Grid-Integration, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China
Deyi Fu: National Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Grid-Integration, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China
Na Zhao: National Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Grid-Integration, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China
Xiaojing Ma: National Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Grid-Integration, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-19

Abstract: The planetary bearing looseness fault can cause the planetary gear train to fail. Conventional modeling methods do not consider complex component-coupling relationships for fault feature analysis. As a result, a joint model is developed to examine the dominant relationship between planetary bearings and the planetary gear train. Firstly, the planetary bearing is modeled in the normal and fault states. Then, a refined joint planetary gear train dynamic model is constructed, which is composed of the planetary gears, the ring gear, the carrier, the sun gear, and the planetary bearings. Finally, the simulation results show that, when the planetary bearing is in the looseness fault state, its fault characteristic presents as the rotation frequency of the carrier and its harmonics. The on-site signal of a 2.0 MW wind turbine is used to verify the effectiveness of the model. The proposed model can provide the basis for the fault mechanism analysis and fault diagnosis of rolling bearing outer ring looseness.

Keywords: wind turbine; roller bearing; looseness fault; dynamic modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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