rotor bar % continuity tests using the el-cid equipment. (highlights of over 290 tests) j mcmurdo
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Rotor Bar % Continuity Tests Using the El-Cid Equipment.
(Highlights of over 290 tests)
J McMurdo
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The ‘Extreme’
Major Damage to:
• Rotor Winding
• Rotor Core
• Stator Core
• Stator Winding
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Rotor Bar Types
Material: Copper Brass Aluminium Silicon-Bronze Steel
Bar profile: T L Rectangular Round Pyramid Square.
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Approaching the ‘Extreme’
Bars de-brazed from s/c ring, eroded through the slot bridge,
Being rubbed down by contact with the stator core
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Broken Rotor Bars
Numerous broken bars, erosion of slot bridges in progress
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Inadequate Brazing [A]
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Inadequate Brazing [B]
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Bar % Continuity and Core Losses
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Rebrazed Bar continuity
Original bar continuity
El Cid Profile
No evidence of correlation between ‘in-phase’ bar % continuity and ‘quadrature’ measurement of core losses
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Good
Rotor Bar % ContinuityAvg 98% - Lowest 93%
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One Low Indication *Localised Repair Possible
Rotor Bar % ContinuityAvg 95% - Lowest 33%
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Numerous Low Indications*Major Repairs Indicated
Rotor Bar % ContinuityAvg 89% - Lowest 64%
11 Bars below 80%
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Steel Bars to Copper Short Circuit Rings [A]
Rotor Bar % ContinuityAvg 98% - Lowest 94%
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Rotor Bar % Continuity Re-testAvg 98% - lowest 91%
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Bar No
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Induction Techniques
Work using the ‘Wissink’ tester first performed at Bonnycan and refined during the Author’s continued development work at GEC / Alstom and Wadeville AW
Induction coil ‘growler’ combined with El-Cid equipment to qualify starting condition [50hz]
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Die-Cast Aluminium Rotor *Outer Cage
Rotor Bar % ContinuityAvg 86% - 10 bars <80% - Lowest 70%
Outer Cage (Starting condition)
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Die-Cast Aluminium Rotor *Inner Cage
Rotor Bar % ContinuityAvg 93% -Lowest 84%
Inner Cage
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Die-Cast Rotor Bar*Combined Profile
Die-Cast Rotor Profile
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El-Cid Technique
Direct applied current Measurement using the Rogowski coil
(Chattock potentiometer) coreless, non-inductively wound sensor.
In-phase measurement rather than quadrature
Technique differentiates between 1. broken bars and 2. poor ‘bar to short circuit ring’ joints
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El-Cid Technique (cont’d)
Accuracy: Calibrated to within 0.5%Repeatability: Bar #1 hard stamped, bar
#2 stamped to confirm progression
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El-Cid Technique
Phase Sensor
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Conclusion
Rotor bar problems still occur
Testing at the assessment stage is of value in preventing the ‘Extreme’
Re-test to prove efficacy after repairs
End-user operational feedback is required to maximise value
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The ‘Extreme’
Major Damage to:
Rotor Winding
Rotor Core
Stator Core
Stator Winding
Acknowledgement: This presentation was produced in collaboration with Ron Scollay