scholarly journals Condition Monitoring of Three Phase Induction Motor using Current Signature Analysis

Author(s):  
Sai Sharath Podduturi

In this paper we are going to see how Gabor transform is used to analyze the signal and to determine the inner and outer race of bearing faults by monitoring the condition of Induction motor using Motor Current Signature Analysis. Among the various faults bearing faults is the major problem, which cause a huge damage to induction motor, when unnoticed at developing stage. So, monitoring of bearing faults is very important and it can done by several conditions monitoring methods like thermal monitoring, vibration monitoring and more but these methods require expensive sensors or specified tools, whereas current monitoring methods doesn’t require any additional tools. Usually, this condition monitoring is used to detect the various faults like bearing faults, load faults by MCSA. If the fault is present in the motor, the frequency spectrum of the line current is different from healthy ones, the Gabor analysis detects the fault signature generated in the induction motor, by using mathematical expressions and calculate the RMS and Standard deviation values, these fault values are different from healthy ones. Through this we can identify faults.

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4514
Author(s):  
Vincent Becker ◽  
Thilo Schwamm ◽  
Sven Urschel ◽  
Jose Alfonso Antonino-Daviu

The growing number of variable speed drives (VSDs) in industry has an impact on the future development of condition monitoring methods. In research, more and more attention is being paid to condition monitoring based on motor current evaluation. However, there are currently only a few contributions to current-based pump diagnosis. In this paper, two current-based methods for the detection of bearing defects, impeller clogging, and cracked impellers are presented. The first approach, load point-dependent fault indicator analysis (LoPoFIA), is an approach that was derived from motor current signature analysis (MCSA). Compared to MCSA, the novelty of LoPoFIA is that only amplitudes at typical fault frequencies in the current spectrum are considered as a function of the hydraulic load point. The second approach is advanced transient current signature analysis (ATCSA), which represents a time-frequency analysis of a current signal during start-up. According to the literature, ATCSA is mainly used for motor diagnosis. As a test item, a VSD-driven circulation pump was measured in a pump test bench. Compared to MCSA, both LoPoFIA and ATCSA showed improvements in terms of minimizing false alarms. However, LoPoFIA simplifies the separation of bearing defects and impeller defects, as impeller defects especially influence higher flow ranges. Compared to LoPoFIA, ATCSA represents a more efficient method in terms of minimizing measurement effort. In summary, both LoPoFIA and ATCSA provide important insights into the behavior of faulty pumps and can be advantageous compared to MCSA in terms of false alarms and fault separation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. PRESS
Author(s):  
Ramadoni Syahputra ◽  
Hedi Purwanto ◽  
Rama Okta Wiyagi ◽  
Muhamad Yusvin Mustar ◽  
Indah Soesanti

This paper discusses the analysis of the performance of an induction motor using the motor current signature analysis (MCSA) technique. Induction motor is a type of electric machine that is widely used in industry. One of the industries that utilize induction motors is a steam power plant (SPP). The role of induction motors is very vital in SPP operations. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the performance, stability, and efficiency to anticipate disturbances that can cause damage or decrease the life of the induction motor. MCSA is a reliable technique that can be used to analyze damage to an induction motor. In this technique, the induction motor current signal is detected using a current transducer. The signal is then passed on to the signal conditioning and then into the data acquisition device. The important signal data is analyzed in adequate computer equipment. The results of this analysis determine the condition of the induction motor, whether it is normal or damaged. In this research, a case study was carried out at the Rembang steam power plant, Central Java, Indonesia. The results of the analysis of several induction motors show that most of them are in normal conditions and are still feasible to operate.


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