Motor Testing
Articles
Electrical Frequencies Calculation and AC Motor Faults Patterns. Part 1
The fault diagnosis of induction motors, being probably the most common drivers used for industrial machinery plays an important role to reduce the catastrophic failures and production lost tonnage.
- Pawel Lecinski
- CMRP
Five Minute Facts
Trending DC Field Inductance in an Aluminum Mill Coil Motor
A critical 600 hp motor was redesigned to 750 hp and was running at 900 hp, which created excessive heat. To avoid catastrophic failure, motor was tested every three weeks. The Megohmmeter reading was normal, so how did they know there was a problem? Watch this video and learn.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Five Minute Facts
How Can RAM Help This Compression Unit?
A compression unit consists of several components and can experience many types of asset interruptions, all of which impact your availability. Our RAM model can predict the facility production deliverability…
- Rami Al-Shneiber
- Aramco
Five Minute Facts
Troubleshooting a Failed Induction Motor
The vibration team suspects a problem with a critical motor at a large pulp and paper facility. Watch this video and learn how the MCEMAX was used to diagnose a significant rotor fault and avoid a $120,000 cost.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Condemning a Motor Using MCA™
Experience has shown that 20 to 40 percent of motor systems tested may have some sort of alarm condition. Just because a motor has exceeded the alarm limits in MCA Basic™ or MCA PRO™, it does not necessarily mean the motor will fail or should be stopped immediately. For over 30 years, the dedicated staff at ALL-TEST Pro have gathered data and resources to determine when a motor will most likely fail on the most common 3-phase squirrel cage motors.
- Mark Koch
- ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
White Papers
Reading and Understanding Key Accelerometer Specifications
There are many ways to evaluate an IEPE (Integrated Electronic PiezoElectric) sensor, or accelerometer, either on its own merits or in comparison to similar competitive models found on the market. The most obvious is a paper comparison, using the spec sheet as a guide. Other options include acquiring the contending sensors and putting them to the test or obtaining word-of-mouth inputs, each of which will likely result in a different conclusion. The most common starting point, however, is a spec sheet appraisal.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
Five Minute Facts
Replace The Motor Or The VFD?
On start-up a fault code was received on a VFD operating an exhaust fan at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. Was it the motor or the VFD?
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Five Minute Facts
How To Identify Rotor Defects Using Average Inductance
Learn the benefits of trending average inductance on an electrical motor to find rotor bar issues. This case study involves a motor which could not be replaced due to its unique design. Investigating the rotor bar health in a timely manner saved the automotive manufacturer approximately $350,000.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Case Studies and Stories
Reducing Costs with ESA and MCA™ Technology
More than 300 million electric motors are used in infrastructure, large buildings, and industry globally. These motors account for about 2/3rds of the industrial power consumption. Electricity is required in almost all areas of the plant to provide the driving force that either operates the equipment that produces the products or provides the services that the plant’s equipment was built to perform..
- Mark Koch
- ALL-TEST Pro, LLC