electrical
Two Minute Tips
Guide to Electrical Inspection with Ultrasound Technology
The Good, Better, and the Best approaches to lubricating bearings. Ultimately, are condition based approach using ultrasound to let the lubricator know when they have applied enough grease...
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
White Papers
Maintenance Inspection Windows on Transformers
Transformers are everywhere feeding various voltages into our homes and businesses. When a transformer fails in a commercial or industrial environment, that failure can disrupt a significant portion of your facility operations...
- Rudy Wodrich
- IRISS
Articles
Large Electric Motor Reliability: What Did the Studies Really Say?
One of the most frequently quoted studies related to electric motor reliability is a 1983 Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) project performed by General Electric...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
White Papers
NFPA 70E 2018 Edition – Changes and Implications for Personnel Performing Condition Based Maintenance Tasks
The 2018 Edition of NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, was released in late 2017 with little fanfare. However, there are several significant changes in this edition that have potentially wide-ranging implications for maintenance personnel...
- Rudy Wodrich
- IRISS
Interviews
My Passion: Safe and Efficient Electrical Inspection Programs
CBM CONNECT sat down with Martin Robinson and discussed the reasons behind why you should switch from a calendar-based maintenance program to a condition-based program. What are the pro’s? What are the costs involved...
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
White Papers
Selecting Vibration Sensors
Selecting the best accelerometer for a specific predictive maintenance application can be a daunting task – even for the most seasoned walk-around warrior…
- Meredith Christman
- PCB Piezotronics
White Papers
Reducing Arc Flash Risks with Electrical Maintenance Safety Devices
Electrical accidents, such as arc flashes, happen daily; however, there are ways companies and individuals can reduce the occurrence of these accidents and protect everybody concerned from the physical, financial, and statutory consequences...
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
Case Studies and Stories
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Implements IRISS Custom Solutions
Having a circuit breaker fail that powers very expensive and critical experiments at the laboratory can be potentially disastrous...
- Jason Brinker
- IRISS Inc.
Articles
Direct Current Motor Electrical Evaluation Using Motor Circuit Analysis
Direct Current electric motors operate under a basic principle of electricity: interaction between two magnetic fields positioned at an angle from each other will attract/repel resulting in movement...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
