GDS-2000

The gear drive simulator (GDS-2000) is specially designed to simulate industrial gearboxes for educational purposes and consists of motors, parallel shaft gearboxes, planetary gears, low speed bearings, high speed bearings and magnetic brakes, so it can be used as a reverse drive unit for wind turbines. GDS can be used to investigate gearbox dynamics and acoustic properties, soundness monitoring, vibration based diagnostic techniques, lubrication status or wear particle analysis, etc.

Detailed Description

With GDS-2000 the effect of gear failure such as surface wear, cracked gears, broken teeth in spur gear or helical gear can be simulated. Rolling element bearing defects such as inner race defect, outer race defect and ball damage may also be regenerated. Clearance adjustment is possible for backlash research. Increasing the amount of backlash does not have other major effects other than noise increase and rotation clearance. However, if backlash is reduced, it may become stuck and result in increased temperature. You can add machine defects one by one, or multiple defects at once so you can study the interaction of various machine defects. Torsional vibrations can be applied by programmable speed control in a variable frequency AC Inverter to study damage symptoms or propagation in the gear.

  • Defective gear can be replaced by simply sliding normal gear, and vise versa
  • Spur or helical gear selectable
  • Intentionally damaged or worn gear can be easily changed to study the effect of  on vibration symptoms
  • Backlash can be changed by moving bearing housing to provide the desired clearance
  • Modular design for easy mounting of faulty bearings or fault gears
  • Standard tabs provided for installing various sensors
  • Development of diagnostic technology and advanced signal processing method
  • Variable speed curve for torsional load
  • Additional equipment can be installed instead of brake
  • Study on low-speed machine fault detection and diagnosys
  • Study on vibration due to gear failure
  • Study of gear characteristics according to load variation
  • Study on Vibration Characteristics with Change of Rotational Speed
  • Study of Bearing Defects and Load Effects
  • Planetary gear failure study
  • Mechanical friction study
  • Study of signal processing technique
  • Study on the effect of change of speed and load
  • Optimal sensor location selection
  • Vibration expert certification test
  • Motor Failure Study
Electrical Specifications
Electric motor 3-phase 3-HP AC motor
Driving method Change frequency by inverter (change rotational speed)
Speed ​​range 100 to 4500 rpm, adjustable by rotating knob
Display 1 Instantaneous speed up to 9999 rpm
Display 2 Vibration velocity value [m / s]
Shaft Loading device Using magnetic brake, brake operation by voltage change / Adjustable from 0 to 20 Nm in 8 steps
Switch 1 On/Off switch, when ON operates at the same rotational speed as previously set
Switch 2 Safety switch to stop operation when cover is opened
Output Terminal 1 pulse / revolution output signal 6V TTL, vibration acceleration signal output 100mV / g
Power 220Vac Single phase , 60 / 50Hz
Operating environment -10 to 50 ° C, 35 to 85 RH
Mechanical Specifications
Shaft 25mm dia Steel
Bearing unit Sealed Ball Bearings (6205)
Bearing housing Normal and defective bearing are assembled together on same pedestal, and can be moved left and right by simply sliding to be engaged and rotating one by one. It is installed on a low-speed shaft so that low-speed defects could be analyzed.
Gear box Two-stage 3 shaft spur gearbox with 16: 1 gear ratio / The bad gear and the normal gear are assembled together
Planetary gear Gear ratio 5: 1, Radial load: 260kg, Axial load: 130kg
Foundation base Precision machined die-cast aluminum base and 6 rubber foot
Safety cover Shock-proof transparent cover for covering rotating parts
Physical Specifications
Size Width x Depth x Height = 1000x500x470 mm
Weight Approximately 70kg