Find Power Circuit Faults with the Motor Running
Power Circuit faults like high resistance connections are often found during outages with the motor not running by using precision resistance test equipment like the MCE®. However, we may not…
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Focus on Motor Reliability to Lower Carbon Footprint
By Noah Bethel, CMRP Vice President of Product Development PdMA® Corporation Carbon capture is a strategic priority across the industrial sector for many reasons, including growing demand for low-carbon products,…
Motor Efficiency is Not Enough in Today’s Competitive Marketplace
By Noah Bethel, CMRP Vice President of Product Development PdMA® Corporation Efficiency is a hot topic. From news shows on TV to industrial plant management meetings, everyone from government officials…
Taking the Mystery Out of Electric Motors: Power Quality
“You are what you eat,” is what you were told as a child when your parents were trying to get you to eat healthy foods. Well, the same is true…
Permanently Installed Technology: The Major Advance in Motor Testing
By Noah Bethel, CMRP Vice President of Product Development PdMA® Corporation Introduction For many companies, portable technology has been considered the height of motor data acquisition advancement. Equipment carried to…
Don’t Forget the Spare
As a young automobile driver, we were reminded to “Check the Air in the Spare”, referring to the spare tire. The last thing anyone wants is to have a flat…
No WYE…Then What?
WYE Start Delta Run motors are commonly used when a reduced Start-Up current is desired. The installation of a higher horsepower motor in a lower voltage environment such as a…
Taking the Mystery Out of Electric Motors: Insulation Analysis
With a new hurricane season underway many of us review our property susceptibility to unwanted water intrusion. The same mentality should be underway to review our electrical assets susceptibility to…
Taking the Mystery Out of Electric Motors: Power Circuit Analysis
A healthy motor with good Power Quality does not guarantee a reliable system. Overall reliability can be detrimentally influenced by a defective Power Circuit. Studies found that 47% of reduced…
Taking the Mystery Out of Electric Motors: Stator Analysis and Troubleshooting
When PdMA refers to the Stator Fault Zone in an electric motor, it is referring to the dielectric properties of the insulation preventing current flow between turns, coils, and phases.…
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