Cavitation Feature Extraction Method of Hydraulic Turbine Based on NS-TEMD and Cross Fuzzy Entropy

Authors

  • Qianlin Luo China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China
  • Xiuru He China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China
  • Xiangbo Liao China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China
  • Jiquan Tao China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China
  • Tao Wang China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China
  • Xueli An China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/spee1048-5236.4434

Keywords:

turbine cavitation, acoustic emission, NS-TEMD, state recognition

Abstract

As a key equipment for hydropower energy conversion, water turbines may encounter cavitation problems during operation, which will lead to equipment performance degradation, efficiency reduction, and even failure. Monitoring and accurately identifying the cavitation state of water turbines is of great significance for the safe operation and performance optimization of equipment. Therefore, the cavitation feature extraction method based on Nonuniformly sampled Trivariate EMD (NSTEMD) and cross fuzzy entropy is used in this paper to analyze the cavitation phenomenon of large Francis turbines combined with acoustic emission detection method. The specific areas of inlet edge cavitation, rim clearance cavitation and vortex cavitation in the draft pipe are monitored, and various cavitation conditions and different degrees of cavitation areas of the turbine are clearly identified. The research results show that the method proposed in this paper can better capture the cavitation characteristics in the monitoring noise compared with other algorithms. The calculation results reveal that under the same working head conditions, within a certain load range, the cavitation degree of the turbine will intensify as the output power increases.

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Author Biographies

Qianlin Luo, China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China

Qianlin Luo received bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Since 2013, he has been engaged in the operation and maintenance of hydroelectric generating units at China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd.

Xiuru He, China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China

Xiuru He received master’s degree in Hydraulic and Hydroelectric Engineering from Wuhan University in 2006. He is a senior engineer and has been engaged in the operation, maintenance and diagnosis of hydroelectric generating units since 2006.

Xiangbo Liao, China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China

Xiangbo Liao received bachelor’s degree in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering from Sichuan University in 2009 and his Master of Engineering in the field of Water Conservancy from the same university in 2021. Since 2009, he has been engaged in the operation and maintenance of hydroelectric generating units at China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd.

Jiquan Tao, China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China

Jiquan Tao received bachelor’s degree in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering from Kunming University of Science and Technology in 2010. Since then, he has been engaged in the operation and maintenance of hydroelectric generating units at China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd.

Tao Wang, China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Yichang 443000, China

Tao Wang received bachelor’s degree in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering from Sichuan University in 2012. Since then, he has been engaged in the operation and maintenance of hydroelectric generating units at China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd.

Xueli An, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China

Xueli An received PhD degree from School of Hydropower and Information Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2009. Now he works at China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research. His current research interests include condition monitoring and fault diagnosis.

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Published

2025-09-01

How to Cite

Luo, Q. ., He, X. ., Liao, X. ., Tao, J. ., Wang, T. ., & An, X. . (2025). Cavitation Feature Extraction Method of Hydraulic Turbine Based on NS-TEMD and Cross Fuzzy Entropy. Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 44(03), 565–580. https://doi.org/10.13052/spee1048-5236.4434

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New Technologies and Strategies for Sustainable Development