Offline and online methods for stator core fault detection in large generators

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4084-4092

  Romary, Raphael ^a,b   Demian, Cristian ^a,b   Schlupp, Pierre ^c   Roger, Jean Yves ^c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LSEE   (France)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Alternators; fault diagnosis; fault location; insulation testing; magnetic field measurement; maintenance; short circuit currents

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LAMINATING; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAINTENANCE; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; TURBINES; TURBOGENERATORS;

CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE; EXPERIMENTAL DEVICES; FAULT DIAGNOSIS TECHNIQUE; INSULATION TESTING; LARGE GENERATOR; LARGE TURBO GENERATORS; SHORT-CIRCUIT FAULT; STATOR CORE FAULT;

STATORS;

EID: 84877780431     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2012.2224077     Document Type: Article

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