Abstract
Motor current signature analysis (MCSA) has become an essential part of the preventive maintenance program for monitoring the condition of the rotor cage in medium voltage induction motors in the pulp and paper industry. However, many cases of false indications due to interference from the motor or load have been reported. False indications can result in unnecessary inspection and outage costs (false positives) or major repair/replacement costs and loss of production (false negatives). The objective of this paper is to present the potential root causes of false indications, and provide guidelines on how commercially available off-line and on-line tests can be applied for identifying false indications from a field engineers' perspective. Case studies of false MCSA indications and results of alternative commercial tests for improving the reliability of the diagnosis are provided through measurements on 6.6 kV and laboratory motor samples. Finally, new test methods under research and development for reliable rotor fault detection are summarized and unresolved problems are listed. This paper is expected to help field maintenance engineers prevent unnecessary motor inspection and forced outages, and guide researchers target future research towards industrial needs.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | IEEE Conference Record of 2015 Annual Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, PPIC 2015 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479971138 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Jul 23 |
Event | 61st IEEE Pulp and Paper Industry Conference, PPIC 2015 - Milwaukee, United States Duration: 2015 Jun 14 → 2015 Jun 18 |
Publication series
Name | IEEE Conference Record of Annual Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference |
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Volume | 2015-July |
ISSN (Print) | 0190-2172 |
Other
Other | 61st IEEE Pulp and Paper Industry Conference, PPIC 2015 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Milwaukee |
Period | 15/6/14 → 15/6/18 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors gratefully acknowledge Mr. Changhee Kang and Yongho Park of Jeonju Paper for sharing their experience with false indications produced by rotor fault testing, and for their support on motor testing on 6.6 kV motors at the paper mill. This work was supported in part by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (NRF-2013R1A1A 2010370), and in part by the Human Resources Development program (20134030200340) of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
Keywords
- Fault Diagnosis
- Induction Motor
- Monitoring
- Rotor Testing
- Spectral Analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering