Title :
Studies on the insulation life of adjustable speed drive (ASD)-fed motors under accelerated aging conditions
Author :
Gao, George G. ; Steinhauser, Margaret ; Kavanaugh, Rigsby
Author_Institution :
R&D Center, TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co., USA
Abstract :
Investigations were conducted on the insulation life of adjustable speed drive-fed motors (also called inverter duty motors) from different manufacturers containing a variety of commercially available magnet wire and varnish insulation types. Test samples included wires, stators and motors. The goal for this project is to develop an accelerated aging test method for evaluating new materials and manufacturing processes used on ASD-fed motors, and for establishing factory quality assurance criteria. The test methods will be described and certain test results methods will be described and certain test results will be discussed in this paper
Keywords :
AC motor protection; insulated wires; insulation testing; life testing; machine insulation; machine testing; partial discharges; stators; variable speed drives; varnish; ASD-fed motors; accelerated aging conditions; adjustable speed drive-fed motors; factory quality assurance criteria; insulation life; inverter duty motors; magnet wire; motors; stators; test methods; varnish insulation; wires; Accelerated aging; Cable insulation; Insulation life; Inverters; Magnetic materials; Manufacturing; Materials testing; Stators; Variable speed drives; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 1999 Annual Report Conference on
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5414-1
DOI :
10.1109/CEIDP.1999.807872
