Motor condition and performance analyzer

• US 6,144,924 A
• Filed: 05/20/1996
• Issued: 11/07/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Crane Nuclear, Inc. (Crane Company)
• Original Assignee: Crane Nuclear, Inc. (Crane Company)
• Inventors: Ricciuti, Louis Jr., Lang, George Fox, Dowling, Martin Joseph, Desai, Binish Praful
• Primary Examiner(s): Kemper, Melanie A.
• Application Number:
  US08/650,228
• Time in Patent Office: 1,632 Days
• Field of Search: 318/800, 318/803, 364/528.21, 364/528.22, 702/60, 702/64, 702/65, 702/58, 702/109, 702/115, 324/772
• US Class Current: 702/60
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/343 in operation

Abstract

A motor performance analyzer senses currents and voltages applied to the motor, converts the sensed signals to digital data signals, and stores the digital data signals. The analyzer includes a processor for evaluating the digital data and a display for alerting a user or technician to potential motor problems, or to developing problems, including winding faults and broken rotor bars. Advanced signal processing techniques are used to further evaluate stored data and to provide trending information.

Claims

1. A method of evaluating performance of a polyphase induction motor, the motor including a number of pole pairs, by using data from an uncoupled motor condition test and data acquired during a coupled motor condition test, comprising the steps of:

(a) acquiring current data by simultaneously sensing an instantaneous current signal supplied to the motor as a function of time for all three electrical phases of the motor;

(b) acquiring voltage data by simultaneously sensing an instantaneous voltage signal supplied to the motor as a function of time for all three electrical phases of the motor;

(c) measuring individual motor stator resistances in both the uncoupled condition and the coupled condition;

(d) calculating slip from the coupled test data;

(e) calculating total real power dissipated by the motor in both the uncoupled condition and the coupled condition;

(f) calculating stator I² R loss for both the coupled condition and the uncoupled condition, as the individual currents squared multiplied by the respective individual stator resistances corresponding to the particular motor operating condition;

(g) estimating loss for the uncoupled condition as the total real power less the stator I² R losses;

(h) estimating core loss as a percentage of the uncoupled loss;

(i) calculating rotor I² R loss as the total real power less the stator I² R loss less the estimated core loss, multiplied by slip;

(j) determining stray losses in accordance with a predetermined value based on a machine rating of the motor; and

(k) calculating output power as the total real power less the uncoupled loss less the stator I² R loss in the coupled condition less the rotor I² R loss in the coupled condition and less the estimated stray losses.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of calculating motor efficiency as a ratio of the output power to the total real power.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of calculating line I² R losses for the motor for the coupled and uncoupled conditions, wherein the calculated line I² R losses are also subtracted from the coupled and uncoupled total real power cases in determining the output power.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of calculating motor efficiency as a ratio of the output power to the total real power.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of calculating power loss due to source unbalance by directly determining the negative sequence power wherein the calculated power loss due to source unbalance in the coupled and uncoupled conditions are also subtracted from the coupled and uncoupled total real power conditions in determining the output power.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of calculating motor efficiency as a ratio of the output power to the total real power.