Using a surge tester to detect rotor eccentricity faults in induction motors

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1183-1190

  Huang, Xianghui ^a   Habetler, Thomas G ^b   Harley, Ronald G ^b   Wiedenbrug, Ernesto J ^c  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Baker Instrument Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault detection; Rotor eccentricity faults; Rotor position; Surge test

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SURGES; ELECTRIC WINDINGS; FAULT DETECTION; ROTORS; STATORS;

ROTOR ECCENTRICITY FAULTS; ROTOR POSITION; SURGE TEST;

INDUCTION MOTORS;

EID: 35348873254     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2007.904389     Document Type: Article

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