Noninvasive detection of brushless exciter rotating diode failure

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 378-383

  McArdle, M G ^a   Morrow, D J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AC generator excitation; Digital control; Power generation

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ROTATING MACHINERY; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BRUSHLESS EXCITER ROTATING DIODE FAILURE; EXCITER FIELD CURRENT WAVEFORM; NONINVASIVE DETECTION;

ELECTRIC MACHINERY TESTING;

EID: 2942628695     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2003.822325     Document Type: Article

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