Assessment of the phase synchronization effect in modal testing during operation

Abstract

The impact-synchronous modal analysis (ISMA), which uses impact-synchronous time averaging (ISTA), allows modal testing to be performed during operation. ISTA is effective in filtering out the non-synchronous cyclic load component, its harmonics, and noises. However, it was found that at operating speeds that coincide with the natural modes, ISMA would require a high number of impacts to determine the dynamic characteristics of the system. This finding has subsequently reduced the effectiveness and practicality of ISMA. Preservation of signatures during ISTA depends on the consistency of their phase angles on every time block but not necessarily on their frequencies. Thus, the effect of phase angles with respect to impact is seen to be a very important parameter when performing ISMA on structures with dominant periodic responses due to cyclic load and ambient excitation. The responses from unaccounted forces that contain even the same frequency as that contained in the response due to impact are diminished with the least number of impacts when the phase of the periodic responses is not consistent with the impact signature for every impact applied. The assessment showed that a small number of averages are sufficient to eliminate the non-synchronous components with 98.48% improvement on simulation and 95.22% improvement on experimental modal testing when the phase angles with respect to impact are not consistent for every impact applied.

摘要

目的

通过研究证明激励信号的相位信息对同步激励 模态分析的重要性:当各激励信号的相位信息非一致时,采用较少次数的时间平均即可实现 对非激励-响应信号的滤除。

创新点

通过对比采用一致相位激励信号和非一致相位 激励信号下的频率响应函数,证明了当各激励 信号的相位信息非一致时,采用较少次数的时 间平均足以实现对非激励-响应信号的滤除。

方法

基于非一致相位信号的同步激励模态分析法。

结论

基于同步激励时间平均技术,通过对比采用一 致相位激励信号和非一致相位激励信号下的频 率响应函数,证明了当各激励信号的相位信息 非一致时,采用较少次数的时间平均足以实现 对非激励-响应信号的滤除。在仿真试验中,非 同步信号成分的滤除效果提升了98.48%;模态 分析试验中,滤除效果提升了95.22%。