Motor Testing

  • Motor Management Programs Motor Management Programs
    A variety of concepts related to the term 'motor management' have been presented within industry since the 1990's. While it is important to view energy and environment when making motor decisions, it is more important to the success...
  • A Better Understanding Of Rotor Dynamics and Support Stiffness A Better Understanding Of Rotor Dynamics and Support Stiffness
    If your responsible for maintaining motors, you may have sent units off to be reconditioned, only to see them demonstrate high vibration levels once they're back on the foundation. What's the answer? Take more data to get...
  • Motor Management at Its Best Motor Management at Its Best
    Ask a motor manufacturer how long one of its motors is expected to live, and the response will be something like, “20-plus years in the right environment.” Ask the same question in a facility that uses such a motor and the answer is more...
  • What Torque Can Tell You What Torque Can Tell You
    Electric dynamic predictive maintenance is a field of continual rapid technology development. The same theoretical background, which made the first torque controlled VFDs possible, is now utilized to monitor the shaft torque by...
  • Diagnosing Rotor Bar Issues with Torque and Current Signature Analysis Diagnosing Rotor Bar Issues with Torque and Current Signature Analysis
    Over the years rotor bar problems have been a diagnostic challenge for motor maintenance professionals. Now with current signature, spectral torque analysis and automated computer diagnostic software, defining rotor health...
  • Motor Current Analysis (MCA) Test Results Can be Misleading Motor Current Analysis (MCA) Test Results Can be Misleading

    A constant issue when applying Condition Monitoring technologies is buy-in that the technology is capable of detection of failure modes in machinery. It is as critical to ensure that readings are interpreted properly to determine...

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  • Motor Management Programs

    Motor Management Programs



    Category: Motor Testing A variety of concepts related to the term 'motor management' have been presented within industry since the 1990's. While it is important to view energy and environment when making motor decisions, it is more important to the success...
  • A Better Understanding Of Rotor Dynamics and Support Stiffness

    A Better Understanding Of Rotor Dynamics and Support Stiffness



    Category: Motor Testing If your responsible for maintaining motors, you may have sent units off to be reconditioned, only to see them demonstrate high vibration levels once they're back on the foundation. What's the answer? Take more data to get...
  • Motor Management at Its Best

    Motor Management at Its Best



    Category: Motor Testing Ask a motor manufacturer how long one of its motors is expected to live, and the response will be something like, “20-plus years in the right environment.” Ask the same question in a facility that uses such a motor and the answer is more...
  • What Torque Can Tell You

    What Torque Can Tell You



    Category: Motor Testing Electric dynamic predictive maintenance is a field of continual rapid technology development. The same theoretical background, which made the first torque controlled VFDs possible, is now utilized to monitor the shaft torque by...