I am currently researching IEEE Std 693…
One of its recommended shaker test methods for power equipment is to use a “sine beat” acceleration time history. The main frequency is selected as the equipment’s natural frequency.
The minimum number of beats is 5 with a minimum of 10 cycles within each beat pulse. There is also a pause between beat pulses.
A problem with this approach is that the corresponding displacement has a stair-step effect for a whole number of cycles. This offset disappears if an extra half-cycle is added. An example would be to use 10.5 cycles.
Here is a slide presentation: IEEE_693_sine_beat.pptx
* * *
I have added a function for generating IEEE sine beat time histories to the Vibrationdata GUI package.
Matlab script: Vibrationdata Signal Analysis Package
>> vibrationdata > Miscellaneous > Generate Signal > IEEE std 693 Sine Beat
* * *
The package also has a function for generating the Required Shock Spectrum (RSS) levels.
>> vibrationdata > Import Data to Matlab > SRS Library Array > IEEE std 693 RSS, Various
* * *
References
An Implementation of an Earthquake Test, According to the Sine-Beat Method: Sine_beat.pdf
Seismic Considerations of Circuit Breakers: Seismic_Considerations_of_Circuit_Breakers.pdf
IEEE 693 Seismic Qualificaiton of Composites for Substation High-Voltage Equipment: 13_2306.pdf
– Tom Irvine