Turbine generator rotor and stator winding hipot testing

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 29-37

  Ilie, Relu ^a   Stone, G C ^b  

^a ISRAEL ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Israel)

^b Qualitrol Iris Power ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

hipot test; insulation testing; rotor winding; stator winding; turbine generator

Indexed keywords

AC VOLTAGE; CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE; COPPER CONDUCTORS; DC VOLTAGE; FIELD WINDING; GROUND FAULTS; HIPOT TEST; HIPOT TESTING; INSULATION TESTING; MACHINE OPERATORS; PROTECTIVE RELAYING; ROTOR WINDING; ROTOR WINDINGS; STATOR WINDING; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE;

ELECTRIC MACHINE INSULATION; INSULATION; STATORS; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY; TURBINES; TURBOGENERATORS; WINDING;

ROTORS (WINDINGS);

EID: 84858251027     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2012.6159179     Document Type: Review

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