Abstract
An online technique for monitoring the condition of the groundwall (GW) and phase-to-phase (PP) insulation for three-phase ac-machine stator windings is proposed in this paper. Insulation-condition indicators such as capacitance, dissipation factor (tan δ), and ac insulation resistance are calculated online based on the differential leakage-current measurements for each phase. A model for a three-phase ac-machine insulation system is derived and analyzed for both offline and online testing. Guidelines for interpreting the measured indicators for determining the: 1) overall condition and 2) significant degradation in the individual GW and PP insulation for each phase of the stator are given based on the analysis. Experimental results on a 15-hp induction motor under intentional GW and PP insulation degradation conditions show that incipient insulation degradation can be detected and classified with high sensitivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 946-957 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Jul |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Paper IPCSD-06-015, presented at the 2005 Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Hong Kong, October 2–6, and approved for publication in the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS by the Electric Machines Committee of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. Manuscript submitted for review November 3, 2005 and released for publication March 16, 2006. This work was supported by the Korea Electrical Engineering and Science Research Institute (KESRI) under Grant (R-2005-7-043), which is funded by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy (MOCIE).
Keywords
- AC machines
- Capacitance
- Dissipation factor
- Fault diagnosis
- Groundwall (GW) insulation
- Insulation resistance (IR)
- Insulation testing
- Online condition monitoring
- Phase-to-phase (PP) insulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering