Volume 39, Issue 1 pp. 206-228
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Physics-data-fusion based decoupling model for coupled faults of complex electromechanical systems

Jinjin Xu

Jinjin Xu

State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China

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Rongxi Wang

Corresponding Author

Rongxi Wang

State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China

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Rongxi Wang, State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.

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Zeming Liang

Zeming Liang

Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Co., Ltd., Xi'an, China

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Pengpeng Liu

Pengpeng Liu

No. 92942 Troops of PLA, Beijing, China

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Jianmin Gao

Jianmin Gao

State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China

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Zhen Wang

Zhen Wang

Xi'an Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Xi'an, China

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First published: 17 November 2022
Citations: 2

Abstract

Coupled faults are formed by the nonlinear coupling of multiple lower-level faults in complex electromechanical systems (CES). Although fault decoupling plays a crucial role in locating fault cause and isolating fault components, it still faces challenges due to the harsh reality of common mode failure, networked propagation, and a lack of accurate fault mechanism knowledge in the fault coupling process. A novel physics-data-fusion-based decoupling model for coupled faults of CES was proposed using standard meta components, rigorous formulation, and intuitive representation. First, a hierarchical graph representing the static complex decoupling model was defined by composing proposed meta models. Second, the dynamic model parameters inspired by the time-varying fault characteristics were determined using real-time operation data analysis. Then, based on a proposed numerical reasoning formula, the most likely fault cause was determined, which can also identify fault level by level. Finally, the decoupling model was proved to be reasonable and effective with an offshore wind turbine case. As a graphical modelling method, it handles the decoupling process by fusing static physics and dynamic data of coupled faults. While inheriting the benefits of conventional models, it overcomes the limitations of these existing methods for real-time results. Moreover, the proposed method provided a foundation for tracing the root cause of performance fluctuations, fault detection, and isolation of CES.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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