Webinar Description:
Electrical and current signature analysis (ESA/MCSA) are similar to vibration analysis and use the air gap magnetic field as the transducer. This allows for analysis of the complete system at once while also eliminating effects of fault detection based on load. Instead, the limit on ESA/MCSA load is based upon the resolution of the spectral data and the evaluation in decibels.

In this presentation we will demonstrate both ESA and MCSA using two separate systems comparing various loads. This will also demonstrate how expert-ESA/MCSA combined with ML/AI can both immediately detect existing conditions as well as long-term anomaly detection. We will also use the opportunity to demonstrate changes in losses in bearings under different load conditions.

About the Presenter:
Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP, CEM, CMVP is president of the Veteran Owned Small Business, MotorDoc® LLC, the 2022-25 chair standards development American Clean Power (wind, solar, storage), past chair SMRP (2018), past chair Chicago Section IEEE (97-99), IEEE standards committee(s) active member since 1993, USA representative for CIGRE machines (A1 Electric Machines 2024-2028), NEMA rail electrification standards committee (2024+), and past Senior Research Engineer University of Chicago Energy Resources Center (1997-1999).

He is a 5-time recipient of the UAW-GM People Make Quality Happen Award (04-09), leading researcher ESA/MCSA applications (1996+), design team GM hybrid Tahoe and Volt (2008-2010), John Deere 644 and 944 hybrid Construction Tractors (2010-2015), LVAD heart Pump, flywheel generators, high temp/low atmosphere electric machine design, and US Navy electric machine repair/rewind journeyman (NEC 4619/4621 – 1986). He serves the SMRP (2015-2021, founder) and ACP (2020+) government affairs team for workforce, smart grid, cybersecurity, and infrastructure, amongst numerous other energy/environment/ workforce programs.