Electrical monitoring of mechanical defects in induction motor driven v-belt-pulley speed reduction couplings

Tae June Kang, Chanseung Yang, Yonghyun Park, Sang Bin Lee, Mike Teska

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    Abstract

    V-belt-pulley couplings are commonly used for speed reduction in induction motor driven industrial applications since they provide flexible transmission of power at low cost. However, they are susceptible to mechanical defects such as belt wear or crack that can cause slippage or damage of the belt and lead to decrease in efficiency and lifetime of the system. There are many limitations to applying existing tests such as visual inspection, thermal or mechanical monitoring as they require visual or physical access to the system and/or costly sensors. Considering the large quantity of belt-pulley systems employed in industry, the impact of the economic loss incurred by lowefficiency operation and unplanned process outages is significant. In this paper, electrical monitoring of belt-pulley coupling defects based on the analysis and trending of the stator current frequency spectrum under steady-state and starting conditions is presented. The proposed method is verified on 1) 6.6 kV motor driven pulpers, and on a 2) custom-built motor driven air compressor with speed reduction belt-pulleys under controlled fault conditions. It is shown that the proposed method can provide automated, remote, and safe detection of belt-pulley defects based on existing current measurements for improving system reliability and efficiency.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages293-300
    Number of pages8
    Volume2017-January
    ISBN (Electronic)9781509029983
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Nov 3
    Event9th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017 - Cincinnati, United States
    Duration: 2017 Oct 12017 Oct 5

    Other

    Other9th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityCincinnati
    Period17/10/117/10/5

    Keywords

    • Belts
    • Condition Monitoring
    • Couplings
    • Electrical Fault Detection
    • Induction Motors
    • Maintenance
    • Mechanical Power Transmission
    • Spectral Analysis.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • Control and Optimization

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