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. 2020 Jun 16;20(12):3398. doi: 10.3390/s20123398
A Modulus of the analytic signal
a Scale parameter
ai Approximation of level i obtained from the discrete wavelet transform
di Detail of level i obtained from the discrete wavelet transform
f Frequency
ϕ Phase of the analytic signal
f1 Supply frequency
fb Bandwidth parameter of a wavelet
fB,i Frequency of the fault harmonic related to an inner race cyclic defect
fB,o Frequency of the fault harmonic related to an outer race cyclic defect
fbb Frequency of the fault harmonic related to a bar breakage fault
fc Central frequency of a wavelet
fME Frequency of the fault harmonic related to a mixed eccentricity fault
fP Frequency of the fault harmonic related to load torque pulsation
fr Rotation frequency of the rotor
fs Sampling frequency
ftp Frequency of a load torque pulsation
ias Analytic signal obtained from Hilbert transform
iexc Current signal which contains the mixed eccentricity component, obtained through discrete wavelet filtering of tested stator current
iLs Low sideband component of the stator current
Nb Number of bearing balls
p Number of pole pairs
Px Distribution of the energy of a signal x
RIF Correlation parameter
s Slip, rotor relative speed related to magnetic field speed, in pu
t Time
x(t) Generic signal defined in the time domain
x* Conjugate of x
Y Hilbert transform of a signal
ψ Mother wavelet