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A Method for Monitoring the Condition of Rotor Windings in Induction Motors during Startup Based on Stator Current

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Abstract—At present, one of the most effective methods for detecting dangling bars in squirrel-cage rotor windings of induction motors operating under severe starting conditions is the spectral analysis of stator current in a steady-state operation mode. The existing methods of testing in starting modes are not sensitive enough or their study has not been completed, although it is precisely such methods that allow diagnostics of machines that cannot be inspected in the steady-state operation mode. The purpose of this article is to develop a method for monitoring the state of rotor windings in induction motors operating under severe starting conditions based on the stator current in the starting mode, which is an urgent task. The studies were carried out both on digital models of an induction motor, developed in the Ansys software package, and on an experimental stand with a low voltage supplied to a low-voltage motor to increase the duration of its start. Signal processing is performed in the Matlab software package using the short-time Fourier transform. It is shown that only in the presence of a broken rotor bar, the amplitude of the harmonic component of the order coinciding with the number of motor pole pairs sharply increases at the lower side frequency; this indicates the presence of damage. It is shown that the developed technique for monitoring the condition of rotor windings in induction motors operating under severe starting conditions is more sensitive to broken rotor bars than the existing methods; this makes it possible to timely detect damage to rotor windings and prevent sudden failures of induction motors.

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  1. St. Petersburg Power Engineering Institute for Further Training, 196135, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. N. Nazarychev

  2. Ivanovo State Power Engineering University, 153003, Ivanovo, Russia

    E. M. Novoselov, D. A. Polkoshnikov, A. S. Strakhov & A. A. Skorobogatov

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Correspondence to A. N. Nazarychev, E. M. Novoselov, D. A. Polkoshnikov, A. S. Strakhov or A. A. Skorobogatov.

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Nazarychev, A.N., Novoselov, E.M., Polkoshnikov, D.A. et al. A Method for Monitoring the Condition of Rotor Windings in Induction Motors during Startup Based on Stator Current. Russ J Nondestruct Test 56, 661–667 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061830920080070

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