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Master the art of vibration monitoring of induction motors with this unique guide to on-line condition assessment and fault diagnosis, based around thirty industrial case studies. Essential reading for industrial end-users, mechanical engineers, technicians and researchers working in motor design, manufacturing, and condition monitoring.
List of contents
1. Vibration monitoring of induction motors and case histories on shaft misalignment and soft foot; 2 Rolling element bearings for induction motors; 3. Types of defects in rolling element bearings; 4. Introduction to vibration spectrum analysis to diagnose faults in rolling element bearings in induction motors; 5. Industrial case histories on VSA to diagnose cage faults in rolling element bearings of SCIMS; 6 Industrial case histories - VSA detected inner and outer race faults in rolling element bearings in SCIMS; 7. Industrial case histories - VSA diagnosed false brinelling and problems in cylindrical roller bearings in SCIMS; 8. Industrial case histories on VSA to diagnose miscellaneous faults in rolling element bearings in SCIMS; 9. Industrial case histories on vibration measurements and analysis applied to large induction motors with sleeve bearings; 10. Industrial case histories on magnetic forces and vibration from induction motors; 11. Miscellaneous industrial case histories on vibration analysis applied to induction motor drives; 12. Overview of key features of vibration monitoring of SCIMS.
About the author
William T. Thomson is the Director of EM Diagnostics Ltd, and a former Professor of Electrical Machines at Robert Gordon University. He has over fifty years of experience in condition monitoring of induction motor drives, and is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Chartered Engineer, and a Fellow of the IET.
Summary
Master the art of vibration monitoring of induction motors with this unique guide to on-line condition assessment and fault diagnosis, based around thirty industrial case studies. Essential reading for industrial end-users, mechanical engineers, technicians and researchers working in motor design, manufacturing, and condition monitoring.
