Webinar Description:
Electrical Signature Analysis, ESA, is one of several condition monitoring technologies used in process industries. ESA originates from 1970’s research at Oak Ridge National Labs and was first proposed for use in nuclear power plants for condition monitoring of inaccessible motors and motors placed in hazardous areas. While ESA is often used for electric motor monitoring, it is a superset of Current Signature Analysis, Voltage Signature Analysis, Power Quality, and Park’s Vector Approach.

Industrial three-phase motor systems consume ~1,079 terawatt-hours (TWh)/year, about 29 % of the total grid load. They are a significant consumer of electricity. On average, each industrial motor experiences 47 hours of motor downtime per year. Online ESA can improve uptime, reduce unplanned downtime, and reduce the risk of catastrophic failure, while indicating opportunities to lower energy cost.

Learning Takeaways:

How an Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) works to detect mechanical and electrical faults

Common Failure modes detectable with ESA

Installation Benefits

Case Studies from water and power industries

About the Presenter:

Preston Johnson is Business Development and PdM Consultant Leader at Cutsforth, LLC. with a focus on condition monitoring predictive maintenance and reliability consulting. Preston builds on 39 years in industrial instrumentation and machine condition monitoring systems; building predictive maintenance programs with digital technologies; connecting Information Technologies to Operational Technologies for reliability, predictive maintenance, and sustainability business goals; and implementation of predictive maintenance software. Preston draws from his broad functional background in people and project management, technical and domain expertise in asset monitoring applications, and business development to create and implement comprehensive business strategies for new product development, market introduction, and growth. He works collaboratively with vendor business development and plant operations teams to deploy condition monitoring systems and services, reliability solutions, training, and hardware/software systems that improve machinery uptime, reliability, sustainability, and ultimately, production capacity. Preston has held roles in Applications Engineering, Field Sales, Sales Management, Product Management, and Business Development. Preston maintains his Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) certificate, and his Vibration Category III (VA III) certificate.