The limitations of the thermal, vibration, or electrical monitoring of electric machines such as
false indications, low sensitivity, and difficulty of fault interpretation have recently been …

Motors are the higher energy-conversion devices that consume around 40% of the global
electrical generated energy. Induction motors are the most popular motor type due to their …

This paper presents an effective method of motor current signature analysis for detecting half-
as well as full broken single rotor bar fault of a squirrel-cage induction machine under …

Due to their robustness, versatility and performance, induction motors (IMs) have been
widely used in many industrial applications. Despite their characteristics, these machines …

Featured Application Electric motors condition monitoring. Abstract Electric motors condition
monitoring is a field of paramount importance for industry. In recent decades, there has been …

The most recent trend in the electric motor condition monitoring area relies on combining the
information obtained from different machine quantities to reach a more reliable conclusion …

Predictive maintenance of electric motors is a topic of increasing importance in many
industrial applications. The mining industry is not an exception; many electric motors …

Fault detection in induction motors operated by inverters is an actual industrial need. Most
line-fed machines are being replaced by inverter-fed drives, due to their improved speed …

Motor current signature analysis (MCSA) for fault detection has found widespread
application, especially for induction motors. The basis of MCSA is the evaluation of a motor's …

Rotor cage damage in induction motors must be detected and repaired to prevent costly in-
service failures that can occur due to broken cage fragments or arcing. Motor current …