Induction motors loss of life due to voltage imbalance and harmonics: a preliminary study

Author

De Abreu, Jose Policarpo G ; Emanuel, Alexander Eigeles

Author_Institution

Escola Federal de Engenharia de Itajuba, Italy

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

75

Abstract

This paper reports preliminary results of a study that deals with the effect of voltage imbalance and distortion upon the thermal aging of induction motor insulation. The study is based on a detailed three-dimensional modeling of heat transfer flow and the monitoring of the temperatures of hot spots. It has been learned that subharmonics have a remarkable effect on thermal aging and that it is possible to correlate voltage harmonics with lost useful life and with lost capital. Finally, it is proven that harmonic and imbalance derating curves are not universal at all, but vary with motor size and design

Keywords

ageing; electric breakdown; harmonic distortion; heat transfer; induction motors; machine insulation; machine theory; power system harmonics; thermal analysis; 3-D heat transfer flow modelling; derating curves; hot-spot temperature modelling; induction motor insulation; induction motor loss of life; lost capital; lost useful life; motor design; motor size; subharmonics; thermal aging; voltage harmonics; voltage imbalance; Aging; Frequency; Inductance; Induction motors; Insulation; Power system harmonics; Rotors; Stators; Temperature; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Harmonics and Quality of Power, 2000. Proceedings. Ninth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6499-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICHQP.2000.897001

Filename

897001