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    Motor current signature was performed in Europe on a very large two pole induction motor operating at 2985 rpm. If the sidebands are more than 55 to 60 dB down from the 50 Hz peak, the rotor bars are considered good. When the delta is less than 40 dB, a cracked rotor bar is highly likely.

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    Motor current signature was performed in Europe on a very large two pole induction motor operating at 2985 rpm. If the sidebands are more than 55 to 60 dB down from the 50 Hz peak, the rotor bars are considered good. When the delta is less than 40 dB, a cracked rotor bar is highly likely.

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    Detect Rotor Bar Defects with Motor Current Analysis (MCA

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    Motor current signature was performed in Europe on a very large two pole induction motor operating at 2985 rpm. If the sidebands are more than 55 to 60 dB down from the 50 Hz peak, the rotor bars are considered good. When the delta is less than 40 dB, a cracked rotor bar is highly likely.

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    Motor Current Signature Analysis

    Defective Rotor Bar Problem

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    ModulationoftheelectricallinecurrentoccursinanACinductionmotorwithadefectiverotorbar.Ina spectrumofmotorcurrent,thismodulationcreatespolepasssidebandsaroundthelinefrequencypeak(60 HzinNorthAmerica).Thesidebandspacingisequivalenttotheslipfrequencymultipliedbythenumberof poles.Asanexample:IntheUSAatwopolemotoroperatingat3570rpmhasapolepassfrequencyof60 rpm(1Hz).Therefore,wemightexpecttoseealargepeakat60Hzandsidebandsat59and61Hzifthe motorhadadefectiverotorbar.OutsideofNorthAmerica,theelectricallinefrequencyis50Hz.An exampleofamotorinEuropefollows. MotorcurrentsignaturewasperformedinEuropeonaverylargetwopoleinductionmotoroperatingat 2985rpm.Seethespectraldatabelow.The50Hzlinefrequencypeakisclearlyseeninthespectrumonthe left.Inthezoomedspectrumontherightnotethepolepasssidebands(30rpmspacing)aroundtheline frequencypeak. Itisgenerallyacceptedthatifthesidebandsaremorethan55to60dBdownfromthe50Hzpeak,therotor barsareconsideredgood.Ifthesidebandsrisetowithin45to50dBofthe50Hzpeak,damagedrotorbars arelikely.Whenthedeltaislessthan40dB,acrackedrotorbarishighlylikely.Itisimportanttostatethat theserulesonlyapplyfordatatakenfromamotorthatisloadedtoatleast75%ofitsratedload. Additionallytheserulesapplyregardlessofwhetherlinefrequencyis50or60Hz. MichaelJohnson,P.E. SeniorEngineer AzimaDLI


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