Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology

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A Study of the Life Test of Hydraulic Pump Driving Gear Box for the Large Excavator

초대형 굴삭기용 유압펌프 구동 기어박스의 수명시험에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Yong Bum (Department of System Reliability Mechanical Systems Safety, Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials)
  • Received : 2014.10.13
  • Accepted : 2015.03.16
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

Large hydraulic excavator weighted 90 tons used the several pumps installed in parallel to use the hydraulic pump driving gearbox to improve fuel consumption by improving the energy efficiency of the hydraulic system. Gearbox connected to hydraulic pump supply the mechanical output to the high pressure and low pressure pump to be supplied by torque and rotation, which are the mechanical power, through a input shaft connected to large size engine of the excavator. So, gearbox connected to hydraulic pump is same as main artery in the human body and is required long life because it operates the hydraulic pump continuously during operating the engine. This study had used oil contamination analysis method to check the wear characteristics of the gearbox and frequency response characteristic analysis method to check the failure of the teeth failures of gearbox, while the test equipment adopted by the electrical feedback method to reduce the energy consumption was operating for the life assessment, in which the required power was 600 kW input power.

차체중량이 90 ton인 초대형 유압굴삭기에서는 유압시스템의 효율향상을 통한 연비개선을 위해서 유압펌프 구동용 기어박스(hydraulic pump driving gear box)를 사용하여 다수(3~6개)의 펌프를 병렬로 장착하여 사용한다. 펌프 구동 기어 박스는 굴삭기의 대형엔진과 연결되는 입력 축 1개로 기계적 동력인 회전수와 토크를 공급받아 고압펌프와 저압펌프에서로 다른 기계적 출력을 공급하게 된다. 따라서 펌프 구동 기어박스는 굴삭기의 대동맥과 같으며, 엔진이 가동되는 시간동안 지속적으로 펌프를 구동함으로서 장 수명이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 큰 시험동력(600kw)이 요구되는 수명평가에서 에너지절감을 위한 전기 회생식 시험 장비를 구축하여 높은 에너지 절감과 수명시험을 수행하면서 기어박스의 마모 특성을 분석하는 방법으로 윤활유 오염 입자 분석과 기어파손 유무를 검증하는 방법으로 진동분석 방법을 사용하였다.

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