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Radial electro-magnetic field analysis of induction motor under faulty condition using FEM

Publication Type : Conference Paper

Publisher : 2016 Biennial International Conference on Power and Energy Systems: Towards Sustainable Energy (PESTSE)

Source : 2016 Biennial International Conference on Power and Energy Systems: Towards Sustainable Energy (PESTSE), Bangalore, 2016, pp.1-6.

Url : https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7516364

Keywords : air gap, ANSYS Maxwell FEA software, ANSYS Maxwell Finite element analysis software, ANSYS Simplorer, Circuit faults, Condition monitoring, electromagnetic force, Fault diagnosis, Fault prediction, Faulty condition, FEM, Finite element analysis, Finite element method, Harmonic analysis, IM, induction motor, Induction motors, Inverters, magnetic field distribution, Magnetic noise, motor flux distribution, open-loop PWM inverter drive, phase-to-phase short circuit fault condition, power engineering computing, Pulse width modulation, pulsewidth modulated voltage source inverter, PWM inverter, PWM invertors, PWM voltage source inverter, radial electromagnetic field analysis, radial flux density, radial flux density effect, rotor bar distribution, rotors, Short-circuit fault, stator winding distribution, Stator windings, Stators, steady-state short-circuit fault condition, torque components

Campus : Coimbatore

School : School of Engineering

Center : Amrita Innovation & Research

Department : Electrical and Electronics

Verified : Yes

Year : 2016

Abstract : In industrial applications, condition monitoring of induction motors (IM) is an inevitable process. Various methods are adopted to detect different faults in induction motors. In this paper, a simulation study on the flux distribution of the motor under faulty conditions is made using Finite Element Method (FEM). The effect of radial flux density in the air gap is analyzed under steady-state and phase to phase short circuit fault conditions. FEM considers the mapping of stator winding and rotor bar distribution physically, offering a more accurate fault prediction compared to other simulation tools. The analysis is carried out for the IM when directly connected to the mains and also when fed from a pulse width modulated (PWM) voltage source inverter in open loop. ANSYS Maxwell Finite element analysis (FEA) software is used for designing the IM, and Co-simulated using ANSYS Simplorer for implementation of open-loop PWM inverter drive. In Induction motors, during fault conditions, the radial flux components cause torque components giving rise to magnetic noise.

Cite this Research Publication : Praveen Kumar N, Isha T B and Balakrishnan P, "Radial electro-magnetic field analysis of induction motor under faulty condition using FEM," 2016 Biennial International Conference on Power and Energy Systems: Towards Sustainable Energy (PESTSE), Bangalore, 2016, pp.1-6.

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