Electrical Insulation for Rotating Machines Design, Evaluation, Aging, Testing, and Repair

AfullyexpandedneweditiondocumentingthesignificantimprovementsthathavebeenmadetothetestsandmonitorsofelectricalinsulationsystemsElectricalInsulationforRotatingMachines:Design,Evaluation,Aging,Testing,andRepair,SecondEditioncoversallaspectsinthedesign,deterioration,testing,andrepairoftheelectricalinsulationusedinmotorsandgeneratorsofallratingsgreaterthanfractionalhorsepowersize.Itdiscussesbothrotorandstatorwindings;givesahistoricaloverviewofmachineinsulationdesign;anddescribesthematerialsandmanufacturingmethodsoftherotorandstatorwindinginsulationsystemsincurrentuse(whilecoveringsystemsmadeoverfiftyyearsago).Itcovershowtoselecttheinsulationsystemsforuseinnewmachines,andexplainsoverthirtydifferentrotorandstatorwindingfailureprocesses,includingthemethodstorepair,orleastslowdown,eachprocess.Finally,itreviewsthetheoreticalbasis,practicalapplication,andinterpretationoffortydifferenttestsandmonitorsthatareusedtoassesswindinginsulationcondition,therebyhelpingmachineusersavoidunnecessarymachinefailuresandreducemaintenancecosts.ElectricalInsulationforRotatingMachines:Documentsthelargearrayofmachineelectricalfailuremechanisms,repairmethods,andtesttechniquesthatarecurrentlyavailableEducatesownersofmachinesaswellasrepairshopsonthedifferentfailureprocessesandshowsthemhowtofixorotherwiseamelioratethemOfferschaptersontesting,monitoring,andmaintenancestrategiesthatassistineducatingmachineusersandrepairshopsonthetestsneededforspecificsituationsandhowtominimizemotorandgeneratormaintenancecostsCapturesthestateofboththepresentandpast“art”inrotatingmachineinsulationsystemdesignandmanufacture,whichhelpsdesignerslearnfromtheknowledgeacquiredbypreviousgenerationsAnidealreadforresearchers,developers,andmanufacturersofelectricalinsulatingmaterialsformachines,ElectricalInsulationforRotatingMachineswillalsobenefitdesignersofmotorsandgeneratorswhomustselectandapplyelectricalinsulationinmachines.,