Inverter driven induction motor bearing current solutions

Record of Conference Papers - Annual Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 67-75

  Schiferl, R F ^a   Melfi, M J ^b   Wang, J S ^a  

^a Rockwell Automation Inc Greenville   (United States)

^b ROCKWELL AUTOMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing current; Induction motor; Inverter

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL;

INVERTER DRIVEN INDUCTION MOTOR BEARING CURRENT; MOTOR AIR GAP; PULSE WIDTH MODULATED VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTERS; STATOR SLOT LINERS;

INDUCTION MOTORS;

EID: 0036444451     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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