Dynamic balancing application mass placement
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorKevin J. Stalsberg
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Abstract
Methods and systems for distributing mass across a limited number of receiving receptacles associated with a rotating device or rotating system in order to affect a balance control action for dynamically balancing the rotating device or rotating system are disclosed. Out-of-balance forces and motion can be continually determined and utilized to estimate balance control actions. A determined balance control action may be represented as a force magnitude to be applied at a specific angular point of an axial control plane. The counterbalancing action distributes mass across a ringed distribution of retaining receptacles on the axial control plane of the rotating apparatus.
Claims23
A method for dynamically balancing a rotating system, such that a balancing mass is placed in at least one receiving receptacle associated with said rotating system, said method comprising the steps of:
- distributing a balancing mass across a span of said at least one receiving receptacle associated with said rotating system in order to affect a balance control action;
- determining a distribution of said balancing mass and incrementally applying said balancing mass to said rotating system;
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- adjusting said distribution with regard to limitations of said at least one receiving receptacle and at least one actuation technique thereof to realize said balance control action.
A system for dynamically balancing a rotating device, such that a balancing mass is placed in at least one receiving receptacle associated with said rotating device, said system comprising:
- a balancing mass distributed across a span of said at least one receiving receptacle associated with said rotating device in order to affect a balance control action;
- a module for compiling a distribution of said balancing mass;
- a module for determining an incremental application of said balancing mass that is applied to said rotating device;
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- a module for adjusting said distribution of balancing mass with regard to predetermined limitations of said at least one receiving receptacle and at least one actuation technique thereof to realize said balance control action.
A system for dynamically balancing a rotating device, such that a balancing mass is placed in at least one receiving receptacle associated with said rotating device, said system comprising:
- a balancing mass distributed across a span of said at least one receiving receptacle associated with said rotating device in order to affect a balance control action;
- means for compiling a distribution of said balancing mass;
- means for determining an application of said balancing mass that is applied to said rotating device;
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- means for adjusting said distribution of said balancing mass with regard to predetermined limitations of said at least one receiving receptacle and at least one actuation technique thereof to realize said balance control action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.