Scaling effects of inverter-induced bearing currents in AC machines

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 769-776

  Binder, Andreas ^a   Muetze, Annette ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bearings (mechanical); Common mode voltage; Currents; Failure analysis; Inverter induced bearing; Variable speed drives

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; SCALING LAWS; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

BEARINGS (MECHANICAL); COMMON-MODE VOLTAGE; INVERTER-INDUCED BEARING;

AC MOTORS;

EID: 44849101478     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2008.921378     Document Type: Article

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