ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR THE SAME

Abstract

A rotating electrical machine of the present invention evaluates a relative displacement of members and improves reliability further even when two or more members operate or move. A rotating electrical machine of the present invention comprises a stator and a rotor disposed on an inner side of the stator with a predetermined gap. The stator includes vibration measuring devices, each of the vibration measuring devices placed on each of at least two members included in the stator, the members having different displacements or phases with each other. The rotating electrical machine includes a device that acquires a relative displacement of one of the members included in the stator by evaluating a difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices and that evaluates a lifetime of the one of the members included in the stator based on the relative displacement.

Claims

1. A rotating electrical machine comprising: a stator; and a rotor disposed on an inner side of the stator with a predetermined gap, wherein the stator includes vibration measuring devices, each of the vibration measuring devices placed on each of at least two members included in the stator, the members having different displacements or phases with each other; and wherein the rotating electrical machine includes a device that acquires a relative displacement of one of the members included in the stator by evaluating a difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices and that evaluates a lifetime of the one of the members included in the stator based on the relative displacement.

2. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 1, wherein the vibration measuring devices include a vibration measuring device A placed on a member regarded as a movable body and a vibration measuring device B placed on a member regarded as a fixed body; wherein the vibration measuring devices acquire a difference between a displacement or a phase measured by the vibration measuring device A and a displacement or a phase measured by the vibration measuring device B; and wherein the vibration measuring devices defines the difference as a displacement of the member regarded as the movable body.

3. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 2, wherein the vibration measuring device A and the vibration measuring device B are connected to a data storage device, the devices A and B including a data operation device that receives vibration data from the data storage device and operates the difference, and the devices A and B including a measurement control device that evaluates the lifetime based on the difference as an operated data sent from the data operation device.

4. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 3, wherein the measurement control device has a predetermined threshold for evaluating the lifetime; and wherein the measurement control device evaluates the lifetime depending on whether the difference as the operated data sent from the data operation device exceeds the threshold or whether the difference as the operated data is close to the threshold.

5. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 2, wherein the stator includes a stator core, a stator coil wound in a slot of the stator core, a wedge that fixes the stator coil into the slot, and a stator frame that supports and fixes the stator core; wherein the stator includes a stator coil-end where the stator coil wound in the slot protrudes from an axial-direction end of the stator core in an axial direction; wherein the vibration measuring device A is placed on the stator coil that is the member regarded as the movable body, the stator coil being at a slot outlet of the stator core; wherein the vibration measuring device B is placed on the stator core that is the member regarded as the fixed body; and wherein the rotating electrical machine acquires a difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices A and B, and defines the difference as a displacement of the stator coil at the slot outlet of the stator core.

6. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 5, wherein the stator coil located at the slot outlet of the stator core includes a straight portion; and wherein the vibration measuring device A is placed on the straight portion of the stator coil.

7. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 5, wherein the vibration measuring device B is placed on the stator core in an area up to the slot adjacent to the stator coil having the vibration measuring device A, or placed on an upper part of the stator core including the wedge.

8. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 2, wherein the vibration measuring devices A and B have a measuring direction of vibrations that is a radial direction or a circumferential direction of the rotating electrical machine; and wherein the vibration measuring devices A and B measure the vibrations in a same direction with each other.

9. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 2, wherein the stator includes a stator core, a stator coil wound in a slot of the stator core, a wedge that fixes the stator coil into the slot, and a stator frame that supports and fixes the stator core; wherein the stator includes a stator coil-end where the stator coil wound in the slot protrudes from an axial-direction end of the stator core in an axial direction; wherein the vibration measuring device A is placed on the stator coil-end that is the member regarded as the movable body; wherein the vibration measuring device B is placed on the stator core that is the member regarded as the fixed body; and wherein the rotating electrical machine acquires a difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices A and B, and defines the difference as a displacement of the stator coil-end.

10. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 9, wherein the rotating electrical machine includes at least one vibration measuring device B at the axial-direction end of the stator core and at one of an upper part and a lower part in the circumferential direction when the stator core is viewed in the axial direction; and wherein the vibration measuring device A is placed at a farthest part of the stator coil-end in the axial direction and at a predetermined position based on the circumferential direction of the stator core.

11. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 2, wherein the stator includes a stator core, a stator coil wound in a slot of the stator core, a wedge that fixes the stator coil into the slot, and a stator frame that supports and fixes the stator core; wherein the stator includes a stator coil-end where the stator coil wound in the slot protrudes from the axial-direction end of the stator core in an axial direction; wherein the vibration measuring device A is placed on the stator core that is the member regarded as the movable body; wherein the vibration measuring device B is placed on the stator frame that is the member regarded as the fixed body; and wherein the rotating electrical machine acquires a difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices A and B, and defines the difference as a displacement of the stator core.

12. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 11, wherein the rotating electrical machine includes at least one vibration measuring device A at the axial-direction end of the stator core and at one of an upper part and a lower part in the circumferential direction when the stator core is viewed in the axial direction; and wherein the rotating electrical machine includes at least one vibration measuring device B at the axial-direction end of the stator frame and at one of an upper part and a lower part in the circumferential direction when the stator frame is viewed in the axial direction.

13. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 2, wherein the stator includes a stator core, a stator coil wound in a slot of the stator core, a wedge that fixes the stator coil into the slot, and a stator frame that supports and fixes the stator core; wherein the stator include a stator coil-end where the stator coil wound in the slot protrudes from the axial-direction end of the stator core in the axial direction; wherein the stator coil-end is supported by a support; and wherein the support is held by a core end plate of the stator core through a bearing bracket including a frame part and a sliding part; wherein the vibration measuring device A is placed on the support that is the member regarded as the movable body; wherein the vibration measuring device B is placed on the core end plate or the frame part of the bearing bracket that is the member regarded as the fixed body; and wherein the rotating electrical machine acquires a difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices A and B, and defines the difference as a displacement of the support.

14. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 13, wherein the rotating electrical machine includes at least one vibration measuring device B at the axial-direction end of the core end plate or the frame part of the bearing bracket; and wherein the vibration measuring device A is placed in a plane in a circumference-axial direction at a position where the support is largest in a radial direction, based on a mounting position of the core end plate or the frame part of the bearing bracket.

15. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 5, wherein a change in current and/or a change in magnetic field of the stator is acquired simultaneously with vibration quantity measurement by the vibration measuring devices A and B.

16. A diagnostic method for a rotating electrical machine including a stator and a rotor disposed on an inner side of the stator with a predetermined gap, the method comprising: measuring a displacement or phase by vibration measuring devices, each of the vibration measuring devices placed on each of at least two members included in the stator, the members having different displacements or phases with each other; acquiring a relative displacement of one of the members included in the stator by evaluating a difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices; and evaluating a lifetime of the one of the members included in the stator based on the relative displacement to diagnose the rotating electrical machine.

17. The diagnostic method for a rotating electrical machine according to claim 16, wherein the vibration measuring devices include a vibration measuring device A placed on a member regarded as a movable body and a vibration measuring device B placed on a member regarded as a fixed body; wherein the vibration measuring devices acquire a difference between a displacement or a phase measured by the vibration measuring device A and a displacement or a phase measured by the vibration measuring device B; and wherein the difference is defined as a displacement of the member regarded as the movable body.

18. The diagnostic method for a rotating electrical machine according to claim 17, wherein the vibration measuring device A and the vibration measuring device B are connected to a data storage device; wherein the difference is operated by a data operation device that receives vibration data from the data storage device; and wherein the lifetime is evaluated by a measurement control device based on the difference as an operated data sent from the data operation device.

19. The diagnostic method for a rotating electrical machine according to claim 18, wherein the measurement control device has a predetermined threshold for evaluating the lifetime; and wherein the measurement control device evaluates the lifetime depending on whether the difference as the operated data sent from the data operation device exceeds the threshold or whether the difference as the operated data is close to the threshold.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view illustrating the schematic structure of a rotating electrical machine 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0013] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view illustrating an example in which vibration measuring devices are placed on a stator core and on the straight portion of a stator coil near the slot outlet of the stator core in FIG. 1;

[0014] FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C are diagrams illustrating an example in which the displacement of a member is measured from a displacement measured by a vibration measuring device A, a displacement measured by a vibration measuring device B, and a displacement between the vibration measuring devices A and B in the rotating electrical machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0015] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the process of evaluating the lifetime of a member from a measured value by the vibration measuring device A and a measured value by the vibration measuring device B in the rotating electrical machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0016] FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view illustrating a rotating electrical machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, showing an example in which vibration measuring devices are placed on a stator core and on a stator coil-end;

[0017] FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view illustrating a rotating electrical machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention, showing an example in which vibration measuring devices are placed on a stator core and on a stator frame; and

[0018] FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view illustrating a rotating electrical machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, showing an example in which vibration measuring devices are placed on a support that supports a stator coil-end and on a core end plate of a stator core.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] A rotating electrical machine and a diagnostic method for the rotating electrical machine according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with the drawings. Note that the same reference characters are used to denote the same components in the drawings.

First Embodiment

[0020] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a rotating electrical machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows the schematic structure of a rotating electrical machine 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 shows the detailed structure of a stator core 5 and the straight portion of a stator coil 3 near the slot outlet of the stator core 5 in FIG. 1.

[0021] With reference to FIG. 1, the schematic structure of the rotating electrical machine 1 of this embodiment will be described.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating electrical machine 1 of this embodiment includes a cylindrical stator 2 and a rotor 7 rotatably disposed on the inner side of the stator 2 with a predetermined gap.

[0023] The stator 2 includes the stator core 5, the stator coil 3 wound in the slot of the stator core 5, a wedge 8 (see FIG. 2) that fixes the stator coil 3 to the inside of the slot, and a stator frame 4 that supports and fixes the stator core 5. The stator 2 includes a stator coil-end 6 where the stator coil 3 wound in the slot protrudes from the axial-direction end of the stator core 5 in the axial direction. The stator coil-end 6 is supported by a support 19. The support 19 is held by a core end plate 17 of the stator core 5 through a bearing bracket 18 (see FIG. 7) including a frame part 18a and a sliding part 18b, which is described later.

[0024] The stator coil-end 6 of the rotating electrical machine 1 includes the portion where the stator coil 3 protrudes from the stator core 5 in the axial direction and the support 19 supporting the stator coil-end 6. The stator coil-end 6 sometimes vibrates due to the electromagnetic force that acts during operation. The winding of the stator coil-end 6 of the rotating electrical machine 1 might vibrate due to the electromagnetic excitation force that acts during operation.

[0025] In order to monitor the operating state of the rotating electrical machine 1 against such phenomena, at least one vibration measuring device is sometimes mounted on the stator core 5, the stator coil 3, and the stator frame 4 that are included in the stator system of the rotating electrical machine 1.

[0026] The vibration measuring devices mounted on the stator system measure the acceleration, velocity, or displacement of the vibrations of the stator system components and can evaluate the absolute values of the measured values. Plural vibration measuring devices are placed in combination with each other to evaluate the amplitude and the phase, and then the relative displacement of specific members can be measured. Note that any part of the stator 2 may be measured when relative displacement of members is to be measured.

[0027] FIG. 2 shows an example in which vibration measuring devices (e.g. fiber optic accelerometers that measure acceleration) are placed on the stator core 5 and on the straight portion of the stator coil 3 near the slot outlet of the stator core 5 as an example of placing vibration measuring devices that monitor the operating state of the rotating electrical machine 1.

[0028] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a vibration measuring device A (9) is placed on the straight portion of the stator coil 3 that is a member regarded as a movable body and at the slot outlet of the stator core 5, and a vibration measuring device B (10) is placed on the stator core 5 that is a member regarded as a fixed body.

[0029] In this embodiment, a difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) is acquired, and the difference is defined as the displacement of the stator coil 3 at the slot outlet of the stator core 5.

[0030] In the rotating electrical machine 1 of this embodiment, the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) respectively placed on the stator coil 3 and the stator core 5 that are at least two members included in the stator 2 and that have different displacements or phases acquire a difference between a displacement or a phase measured by the vibration measuring device A (9) placed on the stator coil 3 regarded as a movable body and a displacement or a phase measured by the vibration measuring device B (10) placed on the stator core 5 regarded as a fixed body, and define the difference as the displacement of the stator coil 3.

[0031] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the vibration measuring device A (9) and the vibration measuring device B (10) are connected to a data storage device 11. The vibration measuring device A (9) and the vibration measuring device B (10) includes a data operation device 12 that receives vibration data from the data storage device 11 and operates the difference and includes a measurement control device 13 that evaluates the lifetime of the stator coil 3 based on the operated data (the difference) sent from the data operation device 12. The measurement control device 13 has a predetermined threshold for evaluating the lifetime of the stator coil 3. The measurement control device 13 evaluates the lifetime of the stator coil 3 depending on whether the operated data (the difference) sent from the data operation device 12 exceeds the threshold or whether the operated data is close to the threshold.

[0032] Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C and 4, the displacement (shown in FIG. 3A) of the vibration measuring device A (9) attached to the stator coil 3 and the displacement (shown in FIG. 3B) of the vibration measuring device B (10) attached to the stator core 5 are sent to the data storage device 11, vibration data is sent from the data storage device 11, the difference is operated by the data operation device 12, and the difference is defined as the displacement of the stator coil 3 (shown in FIG. 3C). The measurement control device 13 compares the predetermined threshold with the operated data (difference, which is displacement) sent from the data operation device 12, and evaluates the lifetime of the stator coil 3 depending on whether the operated data exceeds the threshold or not or whether the operated data is close to the threshold. An alarm may be sounded or a warning may be displayed based on the evaluation result.

[0033] Note that the vibration measuring device B (10) is preferably placed on the stator core 5 in the area up to the slot adjacent to the stator coil 3 on which the vibration measuring device A (9) is mounted or placed on the upper part of the stator core 5 including the wedge 8.

[0034] Furthermore, the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) have a measuring direction of vibrations that is the radial direction or the circumferential direction of the rotating electrical machine 1. The vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) measure the vibrations in the same direction with each other.

[0035] Furthermore, a change in the current and/or a change in the magnetic field of the stator 2 may be acquired simultaneously with vibration quantity measurement by the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10). With this configuration, the magnitude of a load due to electromagnetic force can be estimated simultaneously with vibration quantity measurement, and then the nonlinearity of the structure can be evaluated by acquiring a load-displacement curve using the magnitude of the load.

[0036] Furthermore, a change in the magnetic field and a variation in partial discharge may be acquired. Thus, sings of discharge in the slot in association with coil vibrations due to electromagnetic force can be detected by acquiring the correlation between the electric current and a variation in discharge.

[0037] In the present embodiment, vibrations of the stator coil 3 in the slot can be estimated from the assumed displacements of the stator core 5 and the straight portion of the stator coil 3 near the slot outlet of the stator core 5. Furthermore, since the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) are respectively mounted on the stator core 5 and on the straight portion of the stator coil 3 near the slot outlet of the stator core 5, the absolute values of the vibration quantities of the core 5 and the coil 3 can be simultaneously acquired.

[0038] Furthermore, with vibration data acquired successively and periodically at given intervals, an abnormality or aging variation of the rotating electrical machine 1 can be appropriately detected, contributing to the improvement of reliability by optimizing repair plans. Members are appropriately repaired before the abnormality state of the rotating electrical machine 1 is worsened, and then the frequency of unplanned outages and repair costs can be reduced.

[0039] Therefore, according to the rotating electrical machine 1 of this embodiment, the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) are placed on the stator coil 3 and the stator core 5 having different displacements or phases with each other; the difference between the displacements or phases is evaluated to acquire the relative displacement of the stator coil 3; the state is monitored based on the displacement; the lifetime is evaluated based on the monitoring result; and the reliability can be further improved.

Second Embodiment

[0040] FIG. 5 shows a rotating electrical machine 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows an example in which vibration measuring devices (e.g. fiber optic accelerometers that measure acceleration) are placed on a stator core 5 and on a stator coil-end 6 of a stator coil 3, as an example of placing the vibration measuring devices that monitor the operating state of the rotating electrical machine 1.

[0041] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a vibration measuring device A (9) is placed on the stator coil-end 6 that is a member regarded as a movable body, and a vibration measuring device B (10) is placed on the stator core 5 that is a member regarded as a fixed body. A bracket 16 is illustrated in FIG. 5.

[0042] A difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) is acquired, and the difference is defined as the displacement of the stator coil-end 6.

[0043] Different electromagnetic forces separately act on the stator core 5 and the stator coil-end 6, and vibration amplitudes or phases are sometimes different between the stator core 5 and the stator coil-end 6. For example, in this embodiment, at least one vibration measuring device B (10) is placed on a position in the stator core 5 within 5% of the overall length from the axial-direction end, the position being in an area of the upper part having an angle of 315 to 0 to 45 in the circumferential direction or an area of the lower part having an angle of 135 to 180 to 225 in the circumferential direction, where the top in the circumferential direction is defined as 0 when the stator core 5 is viewed in the axial direction. It is preferable to place one vibration measuring device B (10) at a position that satisfies the position described previously in the axial direction and does not satisfy the position described above in the circumferential direction.

[0044] The vibration measuring device A (9) is placed on a position in the stator coil-end 6 near the farthest part within 15% of the overall length in the axial direction viewed from the stator core 5 and, in the circumferential direction, at a position within 10 based on the circumferential direction of the stator core 5.

[0045] Then, as shown in FIG. 5, similarly to the first embodiment, the vibration measuring device A (9) and the vibration measuring device B (10) are connected to a data storage device 11. The vibration measuring device A (9) and the vibration measuring device B (10) includes a data operation device 12 that receives vibration data from the data storage device 11 and operates the difference and includes a measurement control device 13 that evaluates the lifetime of the stator coil-end 6 based on the operated data (the difference) sent from the data operation device 12. The measurement control device 13 has a predetermined threshold for evaluating the lifetime of the stator coil-end 6. The measurement control device 13 evaluates the lifetime of the stator coil-end 6 depending on whether the operated data (the difference) sent from the data operation device 12 exceeds the threshold or whether the operated data is close to the threshold.

[0046] Note that vibrations are measured at least in the radial direction of the rotating electrical machine 1. The vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) described above measure the vibrations in the same direction with each other. Furthermore, since the rotating electrical machine 1 structurally includes two stator coil-ends 6 at the axial-direction end, the vibration measuring devices A (9) may be placed on both of the stator coil-ends 6.

[0047] Furthermore, vibrations in the circumferential direction may be measured by additionally providing the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) or using a device having a multi-axial measurement function. A change in the current or a change in the magnetic field of the stator 2 may be acquired simultaneously with vibration quantity measurement.

[0048] The magnitude of a load due to electromagnetic force can be estimated simultaneously with vibration quantity. The nonlinearity of the structure can be evaluated by acquiring a load-displacement curve using the magnitude of a load.

[0049] In this embodiment, vibrations of the stator coil-end 6 can be separated from vibrations of the stator core 5. Loads having different causes separately act on the stator coil-end 6 and the stator core 5. When the vibrations of the stator coil-end 6 can be separated from the vibrations of the stator core 5, analysis accuracy is improved, leading to improvement of reliability.

[0050] Furthermore, with vibration data acquired successively and periodically at given intervals, an abnormality or aging variation of the rotating electrical machine 1 can be appropriately detected, contributing to the improvement of reliability by optimizing repair plans. Members are appropriately repaired before the abnormality state of the rotating electrical machine 1 is worsened, and then the frequency of unplanned outages and repair costs can be reduced.

[0051] Therefore, according to the rotating electrical machine 1 of this embodiment, the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) are placed on the stator coil-end 6 and the stator core 5 having different displacements or phases with each other; the difference between the displacements or phases is evaluated to acquire the relative displacement of the stator coil-end 6; the state is monitored based on the displacement; the lifetime is evaluated based on the monitoring result; and the reliability can be further improved.

Third Embodiment

[0052] FIG. 6 shows a rotating electrical machine 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 shows an example in which vibration measuring devices (e.g. fiber optic accelerometers that measure acceleration) are placed on a stator core 5 and on a stator frame 4 as an example of placing vibration measuring devices that monitor the operating state of the rotating electrical machine 1.

[0053] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a vibration measuring device A (9) is placed on the stator core 5 that is a member regarded as a movable body, and a vibration measuring device B (10) is placed on the stator frame 4 that is a member regarded as a fixed body.

[0054] A difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) is acquired, and the difference is defined as the displacement of the stator core 5.

[0055] Since no electromagnetic force acts on the stator frame 4, the frame 4 has a vibration amplitude or phase different from those of the stator core 5. For example, in this embodiment, for measuring vibrations in the radial direction, at least one vibration measuring device A (9) is placed on a position in the stator core 5 within 5% of the overall length from the axial-direction end, the position being in an area of the upper part having an angle of 315 to 0 to 45 in the circumferential direction or an area of the lower part having an angle of 135 to 180 to 225 in the circumferential direction, where the top in the circumferential direction is defined as 0 when the stator core 5 is viewed in the axial direction.

[0056] For measuring vibrations in the radial direction, at least one vibration measuring device B (10) is placed on a position in the stator frame 4 within 5% of the overall length from the axial-direction end, the position being in an area of the upper part having an angle of 315 to 0 to 45 in the circumferential direction or an area of the lower part having an angle of 135 to 180 to 225 in the circumferential direction, where the top in the circumferential direction is defined as 0 when the stator frame 4 is viewed in the circumferential direction.

[0057] Then, as shown in FIG. 6, similarly to the first embodiment, the vibration measuring device A (9) and the vibration measuring device B (10) are connected to a data storage device 11. The vibration measuring device A (9) and the vibration measuring device B (10) includes a data operation device 12 that receives vibration data from the data storage device 11 and operates the difference and includes a measurement control device 13 that evaluates the lifetime of the stator core 5 based on the operated data (the difference) sent from the data operation device 12. The measurement control device 13 has a predetermined threshold for evaluating the lifetime of the stator core 5. The measurement control device 13 evaluates the lifetime of the stator core 5 depending on whether the operated data (the difference) sent from the data operation device 12 exceeds the threshold or whether the operated data is close to the threshold.

[0058] A change in the current or a change in the magnetic field of the stator 2 may be acquired simultaneously with vibration quantity measurement. The magnitude of a load due to electromagnetic force can be estimated simultaneously with vibration quantity. The nonlinearity of the structure can be evaluated by acquiring a load-displacement curve using the magnitude of a load.

[0059] In this embodiment, vibrations of the stator core 5 can be separated from vibrations of the stator frame 4. When the vibrations of the stator core 5 can be separated from the vibrations of the stator frame 4, analysis accuracy is improved, leading to improvement of reliability.

[0060] Furthermore, with vibration data acquired successively and periodically at given intervals, an abnormality or aging variation of the rotating electrical machine 1 can be appropriately detected, contributing to the improvement of reliability by optimizing repair plans. Members are appropriately repaired before the abnormality state of the rotating electrical machine 1 is worsened, and then the frequency of unplanned outages and repair costs can be reduced.

[0061] Therefore, according to the rotating electrical machine 1 of this embodiment, the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) are placed on the stator core 5 and the stator frame 4 having different displacements or phases with each other; the difference between the displacements or phases is evaluated to acquire the relative displacement of the stator core 5 the state is monitored based on the displacement; the lifetime is evaluated based on the monitoring result; and the reliability can be further improved.

Fourth Embodiment

[0062] FIG. 7 shows a rotating electrical machine 1 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows an example in which a vibration measuring devices (e.g. fiber optic accelerometers that measure acceleration) are placed on a support 19 that supports a stator coil-end 6 and on a core end plate 17 of a stator core 5 as an example of placing vibration measuring devices that monitor the operating state of the rotating electrical machine 1.

[0063] As described above, the stator coil-end 6 is supported by the support 19, and the support 19 is held by the core end plate 17 of the stator core 5 through a bearing bracket 18 including a frame part 18a and a sliding part 18b. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a vibration measuring device A (9) is placed on the support 19 that is a member regarded as a movable body, and a vibration measuring device B (10) is placed on the core end plate 17 that is a member regarded as a fixed body. Note that the vibration measuring device B (10) may be placed on the frame part 18a of the bearing bracket 18.

[0064] A difference between displacements or phases measured by the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) is acquired, and the difference is defined as the displacement of the support 19.

[0065] Since the support 19 that supports the stator coil-end 6 permits sliding due to thermal expansion, the support 19 possibly may have a vibration amplitude different from the vibration amplitudes of the stator core 5, the core end plate 17, and the bearing bracket 18.

[0066] Therefore, for measuring vibrations in the axial direction, the vibration measuring device B (10) is mounted on the core end plate 17, the frame part 18a of the bearing bracket 18, or a position in the stator core 5 within 5% of the overall length from the axial-direction end. For measuring vibrations in the axial direction, the vibration measuring device A (9) is mounted at a position in a plane in the circumference-axial direction of the support 19 for the stator coil-end 6, the position being where the support 19 is largest in the radial direction within 10 based on the mounting position of the core end plate 17 or the frame part 18a of the bearing bracket 18 in the circumferential direction.

[0067] Then, as shown in FIG. 7, similarly to the first embodiment, the vibration measuring device A (9) and the vibration measuring device B (10) are connected to a data storage device 11. The vibration measuring device A (9) and the vibration measuring device B (10) includes a data operation device 12 that receives vibration data from the data storage device 11 and operates the difference and includes a measurement control device 13 that evaluates the lifetime of the support 19 based on the operated data (the difference) sent from the data operation device 12. The measurement control device 13 has a predetermined threshold for evaluating the lifetime of the support 19. The measurement control device 13 evaluates the lifetime of the support 19 depending on whether the operated data (the difference) sent from the data operation device 12 exceeds the threshold or whether the operated data is close to the threshold.

[0068] A change in the current or a change in the magnetic field of the stator 2 may be acquired simultaneously with vibration quantity measurement. The magnitude of a load due to electromagnetic force can be estimated simultaneously with vibration quantity. The nonlinearity of the structure can be evaluated by acquiring a load-displacement curve using the magnitude of a load.

[0069] In this embodiment, the axial direction behavior of the support 19 that supports the stator coil-end 6 and slides due to thermal expansion can be captured.

[0070] Furthermore, the support 19 for the stator coil-end 6 permits displacement in the axial direction. Therefore, when the load-displacement characteristics of the support 19 for the stator coil-end 6 are evaluated, the nonlinearity of vibrations can be considered in analysis. Consequently, analysis accuracy is improved, leading to improvement of reliability.

[0071] Furthermore, with vibration data acquired successively and periodically at given intervals, an abnormality or aging variation of the rotating electrical machine 1 can be appropriately detected, contributing to the improvement of reliability by optimizing repair plans. Members are appropriately repaired before the abnormality state of the rotating electrical machine 1 is worsened, and then the frequency of unplanned outages and repair costs can be reduced.

[0072] Therefore, according to the rotating electrical machine 1 of this embodiment, the vibration measuring devices A (9) and B (10) are placed on the support 19 for the stator coil-end 6 and the core end plate 17 or the frame part 18a of the bearing bracket 18 having different displacements or phases with each other; the difference between the displacements or phases is evaluated to acquire the relative displacement of the support 19 for the stator coil-end 6; the state is monitored based on the displacement; the lifetime is evaluated based on the monitoring result; and the reliability can be further improved.

[0073] Note that the foregoing embodiments are described in detail for easily understanding the present invention, which are not necessarily limited to ones having all the described constitutions. Moreover, a part of the constitution of an embodiment can be replaced by the constitution of another embodiment, and the constitution of another embodiment can be added to the constitution of an embodiment. Furthermore, a part of the constitutions of the embodiments can be added with, removed from, or replaced by another constitution.

LIST OF THE REFERENCE CHARACTERS

[0074] 1 . . . rotating electrical machine [0075] 2 . . . stator [0076] 3 . . . stator coil [0077] 4 . . . stator frame [0078] 5 . . . stator core [0079] 6 . . . stator coil-end [0080] 7 . . . rotor [0081] 8 . . . wedge [0082] 9 . . . vibration measuring device A [0083] 10 . . . vibration measuring device B [0084] 11 . . . data storage device [0085] 12 . . . data operation device [0086] 13 . . . measurement control device [0087] 16 . . . bracket [0088] 17 . . . core end plate [0089] 18 . . . bearing bracket [0090] 18a . . . frame part of bearing bracket [0091] 18b . . . sliding part of bearing bracket [0092] 19 . . . support for stator coil-end