1. Predicon Engineering was called in to investigate variations in the poured weight of copper at a smelter near Glasgow.
2. Accelerometers placed at the load cells detected vibrations caused by external influences like overhead cranes and forklifts, in addition to the pouring process.
3. Analysis showed the vibrations were transmitted through the floor at its natural frequency and directly affected the load cell output, causing intermittent measurement errors.
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Analysis of a load cell error that was caused by vibration impact of a bad floor foundation
1. Predicon Engineering was called in to investigate variations in the poured weight of copper at a smelter near Glasgow.
2. Accelerometers placed at the load cells detected vibrations caused by external influences like overhead cranes and forklifts, in addition to the pouring process.
3. Analysis showed the vibrations were transmitted through the floor at its natural frequency and directly affected the load cell output, causing intermittent measurement errors.
1. Predicon Engineering was called in to investigate variations in the poured weight of copper at a smelter near Glasgow.
2. Accelerometers placed at the load cells detected vibrations caused by external influences like overhead cranes and forklifts, in addition to the pouring process.
3. Analysis showed the vibrations were transmitted through the floor at its natural frequency and directly affected the load cell output, causing intermittent measurement errors.
Blackpool FY4 D! The Case History Doctor PREDICON ENGINEERING STAFF Vibration influence on a load cell !e "ere called in to in#e$ti%ate a pro&lem that a client o' our$ "a$ ha#in% "ith a load cell on a copper $melter near (uc$on )*+ (he pro&lem "a$ #ariation$ in the poured "ei%ht o' the copper and the en%ineer in char%e had a $u$picion that en#ironmental #i&ration could &e playin% a role+ The investigation (he picture &elo" $ho"$ the layout o' the $melter+ (here i$ a load cell under each $poon "hich accurately mea$ure$ the "ei%ht o' the copper durin% the pour proce$$ $o that the 'ini$hed product i$ at an e,act "ei%ht+ -ariation$ in the "ei%ht appeared to occur randomly $o our en%ineer $et out to determine any cau$al link &et"een #i&ration and load cell output+ )ccelerometer$ "ere placed #ertically at each o' the load cell$ in the #ertical direction and a lon% time trace "a$ recorded+ (he time trace $ho"ed that there "a$ indeed recorda&le #i&ration at the load cell+ (he $urpri$e "a$ that thi$ #i&ration "a$ cau$ed not only &y the pour proce$$ &ut al$o &y e,terior in'luence$ $uch a$ the mo#ement o' the o#erhead crane$ and e#en the operation o' the 'ork.li't truck$+ (he time trace &elo" $ho"$ the 'ilter.out #i&ration o#er one 'ull operatin% cycle+ (he ne,t $ta%e "a$ to identi'y the #i&ration $ource+ )n FF( $pectrum o' the 'loor $ho"ed a dominant 're/uency at a&out 0 12+ (hi$ "a$ $ho"n to &e the natural 're/uency o' the 'loor and "a$ e,cited &y all o' the e,ternal 'orce$ named a&o#e+ But ho" "a$ thi$ a''ectin% the load cell output3 (he $pectrum analy2er "a$ then connected to the #olta%e output o' the load cell+ 4ntere$tin%ly, the load cell output al$o $ho"ed a 're/uency at a&out 0 12+ 4t "a$ no" o&#iou$ that the #i&ration in the 'loor "a$ directly a''ectin% the load cell output+ (he intermittent nature o' the pro&lem "a$ due to the random impactin% 'rom e,ternal in'luence$ and the 'act that the controller $ample$ t"ice durin% each proce$$ pour+ The Answer (he an$"er "a$ to 'ir$t put a notch 'ilter in the load cell output to remo#e the pro&lem 're/uency and $econdly to in$tall #i&ration i$olator$ under the load cell 'eet+ (he lon% term $olution, o' cour$e, i$ to %rout under the 'loor to remo#e the #i&ration completely+ 5ur client i$ no" implementin% the $olution$+ Figure 1 Molten copper into ladel, spoon, mould