A comparison of techniques for measurement of shaft currents in rotating machines

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 363-367

  Ong, Raymond ^a,b   Dymond, J H ^a,b   Findlay, R D ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b General Electric Company Canada   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ROTATING MACHINERY; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

SHAFT CURRENTS;

ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY;

EID: 0031339710     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/60.638934     Document Type: Review

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