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Air-gap force distribution and vibration pattern of Induction motors under dynamic eccentricity

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A method for determining the signatures of dynamic eccentricity in the airgap force distribution and vibration pattern of induction machine is presented. The radial electromagnetic force distribution along the airgap, which is the main source of vibration, is calculated and developed into a double Fourier series in space and time. Finite element simulations of faulty and healthy machines are performed. They show that the electromagnetic force distribution is a sensible parameter to the changes in the machine condition. The computations show the existence of low frequency and low order force distributions, which can be used as identifiable signatures of the motor condition by measuring the corresponding low order vibration components. These findings are supported by vibration measurements and modal testing. The low frequency components offer an alternative way to the monitoring of slot passing frequencies, bringing new components that allow to discriminate between dynamic eccentricity and rotor mechanical unbalance. The method also revealed a non linear relationship between loading, stress waves and vibration during dynamic eccentricity.

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  1. Laboratory of Electromechanics, Department of Electrical Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 3000, 02015, Hut, Finland

    Pedro Vicente Jover Rodríguez, Anouar Belahcen & Antero Arkkio

  2. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, P.O. Box 1000, 02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland

    Antti Laiho

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, P.O. Box 22012, 46071, Valencia, Spain

    José A. Antonino-Daviu

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Jover Rodríguez, P.V., Belahcen, A., Arkkio, A. et al. Air-gap force distribution and vibration pattern of Induction motors under dynamic eccentricity. Electr Eng 90, 209–218 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-007-0066-2

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