Methodology for on-line incipient fault detection in single-phase squirrel-cage induction motors using artificial neural networks

A novel approach for online detection of incipient faults in single-phase squirrel-cage induction motors through the use of artificial neural networks is presented. The online incipient fault detector is composed of two parts: (1) a disturbance and noise filter artificial neural network to filter out the transient measurements while retaining the steady-state measurements, and (2) a high-order incipient fault detection artificial neural network to detect incipient faults in single-phase squirrel-cage induction motors based on data collected from the motor. Simulation results show that neural networks yield satisfactory performance for online detection of incipient faults in single-phase squirrel-cage induction motors. The neural network fault detection methodology presented is not limited to single-phase squirrel-cage motors (used as a prototype), but can also be applied to many other types of rotating machines, with the appropriate modifications