Title :
Remote monitoring of DC motor sparking by wavelet analysis of the current
Author :
Kliman, Gerald B. ; Song, Dongwoo ; Koegl, Rudolph A.
Author_Institution :
Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
Application of wavelet analysis, to the armature current of a brush DC motor has the potential of enabling a low cost method of producing a sparking index that will directly correspond to the traditional visual measures but more objectively and repeatably.
Keywords :
DC motors; computerised monitoring; sparks; spectral analysis; telemetry; wavelet transforms; DC motor sparking; armature current; remote monitoring; sparking index; spectrum analysis; wavelet analysis; Brushes; Commutation; Costs; Current measurement; DC motors; Optical sensors; Pollution measurement; Radio frequency; Remote monitoring; Wavelet analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Diagnostics for Electric Machines, Power Electronics and Drives, 2003. SDEMPED 2003. 4th IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7838-5
DOI :
10.1109/DEMPED.2003.1234542
