Unconventional diagnostic methods for testing generator stator windings

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 18-24

  Sumereder, Christof ^a   Muhr, Michael ^a   Marketz, Michael ^b   Rupp, Christian ^b   Krüger, Michael ^c  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b KELAG   (Austria)

^c OMICRON ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Dielectric losses; Dielectric polarization; Frequency domain analysis; Partial discharges; Rotating machine insulation testing

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; DIELECTRIC POLARIZATION; GENERATOR STATOR WINDINGS; HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATORS; ROTATING MACHINE INSULATION TESTING;

CERAMIC CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POLARIZATION; ROTATING MACHINERY; ROTATION; STATORS; WINDING;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 70449559038     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2009.5276075     Document Type: Article

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