Evaluation of the Impact of Harmonics on Electric Machine Reliability
Power, magnetic and ground harmonics have a negative impact on the reliability of your electric motors both electrically and mechanically. We often focus just on the power harmonics when reviewing information on power quality, but rarely view the self-generated electric machine harmonics and the harmonic content present in grounds and neutrals. Over the past several…
Electrical and Current Signature Analysis in Standards a 2022 update
On December 1, 2022 I received my usual daily IEEE standards updates for voting which included IEEE P1017.4/D1, “Draft Recommended Practice for Testing and Rating of Electrical Submersible Polyphase Induction Motors.” This would be the complete new draft of such a standard developed by the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committees of the IEEE Industry Applications…
Impact of Electrical Reliability and Precision Maintenance Programs on Energy and Environment in Commercial and Industrial Facilities
What is the impact of an electrical reliability program? Or even the application of a precision maintenance program Overall, the transition to a planned maintenance program from a reactive program has been identified by the US Department of Energy (US DOE) Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) as having at least 14% improvement of all energy consumption…
Update Energy Savings through the Application of Neutral Harmonic Filter: A Case Study
It is established that neutral and ground harmonic content will load transformers and systems. Prior work has been limited as to the direct relationship of this additional loading on power consumption for a facility. Over the past 24 months applied research has been performed on the measured impact of neutral and ground harmonics and energy…
Practical Electrical and Current Signature Analysis of Electrical and Mechanical Systems Forward
A reading of the new book on Electrical and Current Signature Analysis by MotorDoc LLC which is planned for release in the second half of October, 2022.
Tech Tip All We Need to Do is Lubricate an Electric Motor Right?
Media bias is not only found related to politics and public policy, but also how we perceive the reliability and maintenance community. From advertising dollars and marketing being presented as technical articles and information to the idea that ‘digital transformation’ solves everything, or that infrared is a complete electrical reliability program. As noted in my…
Energy Savings through the Application of Neutral Harmonic Filter: A Case Study
It is established that neutral and ground harmonic content will load transformers and systems. Prior work has been limited as to the direct relationship of this additional loading on power consumption for a facility. Over the past 24 months applied research has been performed on the measured impact of neutral and ground harmonics and energy…
Voltage Unbalance and Motor Temperature
A common question we receive is: ‘what is the impact of voltage unbalance on temperature?’ With incoming power to facilities having challenges in many parts of the United States (and elsewhere) from aging grid and the rapid application of power electronics, this becomes a significant issue. Voltage unbalance is the variation from the average voltage…