Analysis and Diagnostics of Adjacent and Nonadjacent Broken-Rotor-Bar Faults in Squirrel-Cage Induction Machines

Authors

Gennadi Y. Sizov, Marquette UniversityFollow
Ahmed Mohamed Sayed Ahmed, Marquette UniversityFollow
Chia-Chou Yeh, Marquette UniversityFollow
Nabeel Demerdash, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

15 p.

Publication Date

11-2009

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Source Publication

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Source ISSN

0278-0046

Abstract

In this paper, faults associated with the rotor of an induction machine are considered. More specifically, effects of adjacent and nonadjacent bar breakages on rotor fault diagnostics in squirrel-cage induction machines are studied. It is shown that some nonadjacent bar breakages may result in the masking of the commonly used fault indices and, hence, may lead to a possible misdiagnosis of the machine. A discussion of the possible scenarios of these breakages as well as some conclusions regarding the types of squirrel-cage induction machines (number of poles, number of squirrel-cage bars, etc.) that may be more prone to these nonadjacent types of failures are presented. This discussion is supported through both simulation and experimental results. It is also shown that secondary fault effects can be used to diagnose such nonadjacent bar breakages.

Comments

Accepted version. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 56, No. 11 (November 2009): 4627-4641. DOI. © 2009 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Sizov, Gennadi Y.; Ahmed, Ahmed Mohamed Sayed; Yeh, Chia-Chou; and Demerdash, Nabeel, "Analysis and Diagnostics of Adjacent and Nonadjacent Broken-Rotor-Bar Faults in Squirrel-Cage Induction Machines" (2009). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 199.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/electric_fac/199