Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines / IEEE Series on Power Engineering (ePub)

A fully expanded new edition documenting the significant
improvements that have been made to the tests and monitors of
electrical insulation systems

Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines: Design,
Evaluation, Aging, Testing, and Repair, Second Edition covers
all aspects in the design, deterioration, testing, and repair of
the electrical insulation used in motors and generators of all
ratings greater than fractional horsepower size. It discusses both
rotor and stator windings; gives a historical overview of machine
insulation design; and describes the materials and manufacturing
methods of the rotor and stator winding insulation systems in
current use (while covering systems made over fifty years ago). It
covers how to select the insulation systems for use in new
machines, and explains over thirty different rotor and stator
winding failure processes, including the methods to repair, or
least slow down, each process. Finally, it reviews the theoretical
basis, practical application, and interpretation of forty different
tests and monitors that are used to assess winding insulation
condition, thereby helping machine users avoid unnecessary machine
failures and reduce maintenance costs.

Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines:

* Documents the large array of machine electrical failure
mechanisms, repair methods, and test techniques that are currently
available

* Educates owners of machines as well as repair shops on the
different failure processes and shows them how to fix or otherwise
ameliorate them

* Offers chapters on testing, monitoring, and maintenance
strategies that assist in educating machine users and repair shops
on the tests needed for specific situations and how to minimize
motor and generator maintenance costs

* Captures the state of both the present and past
"art" in rotating machine insulation system design and
manufacture, which helps designers learn from the knowledge
acquired by previous generations

An ideal read for researchers, developers, and manufacturers of
electrical insulating materials for machines, Electrical
Insulation for Rotating Machines will also benefit designers of
motors and generators who must select and apply electrical
insulation in machines.