Determination of interbar current effects in the detection of broken rotor bars in squirrel cage induction motors

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 152-158

  Walliser, R F ^a   Landy, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

broken rotor bars; current monitoring; interbar currents; magnetic imbalance

Indexed keywords

BUSBARS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC MACHINERY COMPONENTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MONITORING; ROTORS (WINDINGS);

BACKWARD ROTATING COMPONENT; BROKEN ROTOR BARS; CURRENT MONITORING; INTERBAR CURRENTS; MAGNETIC IMBALANCE; SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION MOTORS;

SQUIRREL CAGE MOTORS;

EID: 0028400946     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: 15580059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/60.282486     Document Type: Article

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