Measuring device for systems of technical vibro-diagnosis of power equipment

   RELEVANCE. Among the various methods for assessing the technical condition of power equipment, vibration diagnostics occupies an important place. Therefore, improving the quality of hardware for vibration diagnostics is currently extremely important.   THE PURPOSE. To develop a vibration sensor with a new principle of operation for systems of technical vibration diagnostics of power equipment, as well as to theoretically substantiate the performance of the proposed sensor.   METHODS. When solving the set goal, the main provisions of the theory of vibration diagnostics were applied.   RESULTS. A design of the vibration acceleration sensor has been developed, the peculiarity of which is that it is excited by means of constructive coupling capacitors, the first electrode of which is made in the form of a thin-walled metal split cylinder, the role of the second electrodes is performed by the lower row of the winding of each measuring coil, and the function of the inertial element is performed by a screen made in the form of a metal ring fixed on a suspension in the form of a membrane. Based on the electrical equivalent circuit of the sensor, a theoretical substantiation of its operability and efficiency was made. Variants of circuit solutions for the primary and secondary measuring transducers of the measuring device for vibration diagnostics systems have been developed. The primary measuring transducer contains directly a vibration displacement sensor, a sinusoidal voltage source, an input differential measuring amplifier and an analog filter containing a narrow-band filter, a broadband amplifier and a buffer amplifier. The secondary measuring transducer contains a quadrature detector of information signals, an output buffer amplifier and a quadrature reference voltage driver. A block diagram of the hardware solution for the vibration acceleration registration system is also proposed.   CONCLUSION. The developed sensor has improved output characteristics and can be used not only for vibration control of power equipment, but also for measuring mechanical vibrations in technical diagnostic systems of various other machines and mechanisms, as well as for tasks of spectral seismic exploration.