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The Importance of Predictive Maintenance

As early as the 1960’s, many companies realized that by routinely monitoring the operating condition of rotating equipment it is possible to obtain an advanced warning of operational or other problems that would impact continued efficient operation. This early warning provides time to remove the machine from operation and affect minor repairs and adjustments before catastrophic failure occurs.

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Performing Electrical Signature Analysis on Wind Turbines

Howard Penrose gives an overview on the motors and gearboxes found in wind turbines and goes through case study examples involving electrical signature analysis…

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Service Factor of Motor’s & Cables

The motor and associated cabling have service factors to consider for your process environment as does the equipment you use to monitor your uptime. Variables to consider when replacing your motor and cabling are operating environment temperatures, conditions of process (wet, dry, dirty, etc.) and the process load.

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Performing Electrical Signature Analysis on Complex Machinery

What if you need to perform ESA on a motor with a lot of currents and a lot of bearings? Howard Penrose gives an overview of how to begin and what to look for…

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Developing a Successful Motor Maintenance Program – Part 3

What makes your electric motor maintenance program a winner? Answer: A Troubleshooting program along with Trending and Quality Control. Watch this video to see how one part of the program, Troubleshooting, helps you reach your goal of a winning program in your facility.

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Prevent Motor Failure by Keeping Your Motors Clean

One of the easiest ways to prevent premature electric motor failure is to keep your motors clean and free of foreign contaminates. Many electric motors are fan cooled. When contaminates start to build up around the motor, air flow becomes restricted and reduces the ability for the fan to cool the motor which dramatically reduces the life the of winding’s insulation due to the increase in heat.

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Elevator Motor Case Study: Worm Gear

This case study comes from a geared elevator, specifically from a worm gear located on the 17th floor of a building in NYC. One challenge is figuring out the ratios, because I need to know the details of the gearbox to provide an accurate analysis. With a worm gear…

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Crossword: Motor Testing

  • Alynn Kayatta
  • Mobius Institute
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Introducing the Electric Motor System and Electrical Signature Analysis

Howard Penrose gives a brief introduction of the electrical motor system and the variety of monitoring techniques included under Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA): current signature analysis, motor current signature analysis, power signature analysis, and voltage signature analysis…

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