Offline Common-Mode Voltage Based Inverter-Embedded Groundwall Insulation Testing for Motors

  • Muhammad Faizan Shaikh
  • , Hyeonjun Lee
  • , Byambasuren Battulga
  • , Sang Bin Lee
  • , Greg C. Stone

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

    3 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    Recently, inverter-operated electrical machines have increased significantly. According to multiple works, insulation aging occurs faster for inverter-fed machines due to voltage overshoots and uneven voltage distribution caused by high dv/dt switching at several kHz. This necessitates better insulation monitoring methods so deteriorating insulation quality can be detected before machines fail and industrial process is interrupted. Good monitoring methods achieve a balance between detection reliability and cost requirements. Monitoring methods requiring the installation of expensive/intrusive equipment cannot be justified for all machines. Therefore, a new method for monitoring of ground insulation condition for inverter-fed machines is presented here. It utilizes commonly used sensors usually employed for differential protection and is simple in its application. It can be implemented before/after the motor is started/stopped and can screen out severe insulation deterioration preventing machine failure. The method has been verified experimentally on a 380 V, 18.5 kW induction machine.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2022
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages1823-1829
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Electronic)9781665414326
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022
    Event2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2022 - Valencia, Spain
    Duration: 2022 Sept 52022 Sept 8

    Publication series

    Name2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2022

    Conference

    Conference2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2022
    Country/TerritorySpain
    CityValencia
    Period22/9/522/9/8

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Φ This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) under Grant NRF-2019R1A2C1084104 M. F. Shaikh, B. Battulga, and S. B. Lee are with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841 Korea (e-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2022 IEEE.

    Keywords

    • Fault diagnosis
    • common-mode voltage
    • ground wall insulation
    • insulation capacitance
    • insulation resistance
    • leakage currents
    • rotating machine insulation testing
    • variable speed drives

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering

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