Abstract
Inter-turn stator short circuits can develop quickly leading to serious damage of an electric machine. However, degradation mechanisms of winding insulation are not yet fully understood. The main contribution of this article is analysis of the impact of thermal ageing on the electrical properties of winding insulation. The insulation samples have been aged thermally at 200-275 °C and for 100-1600 hours. After aging, impedance spectroscopy measurements were undertaken on the samples and equivalent circuit model (ECM) parameters fitted for each measurement. This allows the impact of thermal ageing on ECM parameters to be analysed, giving insight into the changes of the electrical properties of the insulation. Ultimately this will lead to development of new methods for remaining life prediction of electrical machine windings.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IEEE 10th International Symposium on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 232-238 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Bibliographical note
This paper was given at the IEEE 10th International Symposium on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives (SDEMPED), 1-4 Sept. 2015, Guarda© © 2015 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.
Keywords
- electric machine
- equivalent circuit model
- impedance spectroscopy
- polyamide-imide
- stator winding
- thermal degradation