Detection of stator core faults in large electrical machines

IET Electric Power Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 295-301

  Bertenshaw, D R ^a   Smith, A C ^b   Ho, C W ^b   Chan, T ^c   Sasic, M ^d  

^a ENELEC Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c AURECON   (Australia)

^d Iris Power LP   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-CORED SENSORS; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL MACHINE; ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSORS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FAULT POSITION; INSULATION FAULT; INTEGRAL PART; LARGE GENERATOR; POWER STATION; SHORT FAULT; STATOR CORE; STATOR CORE FAULT; WORK STUDY;

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; ELECTRIC MACHINERY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; SENSORS; STATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FAULT DETECTION;

EID: 84863747566     PISSN: 17518660     EISSN: 17518679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa.2011.0125     Document Type: Article

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