hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
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I used 40 hydraulic cylinders controlled by one system to conduct vehicle fatigue test. The system was shut down because two cylinders feedback loads oscillating above limit loads (15 Hz instability oscillation). Is it possible a HRF phenomenon? Is it workable to use a wider bore diameter to solve this problem? Thanks
RE: hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
RE: hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
RE: hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
The natural frequency is roughly proportional to the diameter of the cylinder so larger diameter cylinders are better. The problem is that increasing the diameter by a factor of 2 increases the required flow by a factor of 4.
Peter Nachtwey
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RE: hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
I used MTS Flex Test 200 to do the fatigue test of the vehicle. The load feedback commands are plotted in the attachment. Those cylinders of 8001 to 8004 subjected to unstable oscillations. I don't know why a stable system became unstable suddenly.
Oil pressure 3000 psi
Cylinder 8001L : 2.5" Bore, 1" Rod, 16" Stroke
Cylinder 8002L : 2.5" Bore, 1" Rod, 24" Stroke
Cylinder 8003L : 1.5" Bore, 0.625" Rod, 12" Stroke
Cylinder 8004L : 1.5" Bore, 0.625" Rod, 12" Stroke
How to tackle this phenomenon?
RE: hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
I am assuming the plot shows the actual net force on the vehicle. What is the target force?
Are those the commands or the feedback. Commands are signals to the valves. Feed back comes from the pressure sensors or load cell.
I am assuming this has worked before.
Are you sure nothing has changed?
Air in the system will screw things up pretty quickly. Has there been any maintenance done on the system lately?
I am assuming that the motion is minimal and force comes from a load cell and the actuators are attached to the vehicle.
Are there any lose linkages or worn bearings?
What command are you giving the actuators? Simply hold a force?
Normally force is integrating the pressure ( times area) increase due to the flow. For the force to oscillate that means the flow is going in and out so the valve is shifting to let oil in and out. Have you tried reducing the gains on the controller. BEFORE CHANGING ANYTHING, SAVE THE CURRENT SETUP.
Peter Nachtwey
Delta Computer Systems
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http://forum.deltamotion.com/
IFPE Hall of Fame Member
RE: hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
Because the test is fatigue test, so the loads of all cylinders are not constant. Some cylinders are push and the others are pull.
Every plot contains one cylinder's load command and feedback from the load cell.
The results show the feedback following the command, although there is 20 lbfs difference.
Why the feedback becomes unstable suddenly, the oscillation frequency is approximate 15Hz.
This phenomenon has happened on different regions of the test object during the test process.
Depending on different regions, those oscillation frequencies are different which are between 15 to 40 Hz.
I have checked the linkages between the cylinder and the test object, and do my best to remove the air contained in the cylinder.
RE: hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
RE: hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
The question is whether the cylinders are causing the vibration or something else is.
Isn't there someone from MTS that can help. They know their systems.
Do you know how to use an oscilloscope?
Peter Nachtwey
Delta Computer Systems
http://www.deltamotion.com
http://forum.deltamotion.com/
IFPE Hall of Fame Member
RE: hydromechanical resonant frequency (HRF)
MTS Flex Test 200 controls every servo valve to control the corresponding cylinder.
The unstable oscillation phenomenon has happened on different regions of the test object many times.
Depending on different regions, those oscillation frequencies are different which are between 15 to 40 Hz.
During 15 Hz vibration, we can hear the sound of structural vibration and I think it is a structural resonance.
(because the vibration test shows the structural natural frequency around that region is approximate 15Hz)
But the other frequencies, no sign shows before unstable oscillations come.
Why do you think the cylinders are causing the vibration, how to check?
Why use an oscilloscope can identify this problem and how to use?