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Electric Motor Analysis
Assess the electrical and mechanical condition of motors so developing faults are found before they stop production.
Motor Condition Monitoring (MCA)™ and Motor Current Signature Analysis (MCSA)™Services
Motor Circuit Analysis (MCA™), an offline (de-energized) testing procedure is the most powerful condition monitoring technology for evaluating the health of your electrical motor circuit, from the load side of the motor starter all the way through motor windings. MCA effectively identifies defects causing motor failures as well as energy inefficiencies within the motor windings. The advantage to testing from the MCC is that the entire electrical portion of the motor system, including the connections and cables between the test point and the motor, is evaluated.
Motor Circuit Analysis (MCA™) can deliver desired returns on energy savings, equipment reliability improvements and increased production capacity. Motor Circuit Analysis (MCA™) detects:
Current imbalance and loading issues
Power quality disturbances (harmonics, voltage imbalance, power factor anomalities)
Circuitry and motor insulation breakdown/degradation
Rotor damage (loss of torque, loss of HP
Loose motor foundation (soft foot, sprung, foot)
Eccentricity in rotors (motors, sheaves, fans)
Belt Defects
Vane/Blade Pass
Gearing Defect (Broken tooth, backlash, looseness)
Bearing Defects
Motor Current Signature Analysis (MCSA)™
Motor Current (Electrical) Signature Analysis(MCSA)™ is an online (energized) test method where voltage and current waveforms are captured while the motor system is running, to assess the health of the motor system. Energized testing provides valuable information for AC induction and DC motors, generators, wound rotor motors, synchronous motors, machine tool motors, and more.
Online testing is performed while the motor is operating within its normal environment and operating conditions and provides insight regarding power quality and conditions such as voltage levels, unbalances, distortion as well as any defect in the mechanical drive train causing torsional loads back onto the motor such as misalignment, coupling problems, and certain bearing defects.
Motor Circuit Analysis (MCSA™) and Motor Current (Electrical) Signature Analysis (MCSA)™ analyses conditions in:
AC/DC Motors
VFD Applications
Generators / Alternators
Servo Motors and Machine Tool Motors
Gearboxes
Applications of Motor Circuit Analysis (MCA™) and Motor Current (Electrical) Signature Analysis (MCSA)™ include:
Reliability Testing
Commissioning Testing for new or reconditioned motors prior to being put into service
Quality Assurance (QA) tool for acceptance testing of new or reconditioned motors prior to them being stored.
Troubleshooting tool to test the integrity of an installed motor’s insulation system
For Energy Evaluation
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Thermographic Survey
Locate abnormal heat patterns on electrical and mechanical assets before that heat becomes a failure.
Airborne and Structure Borne Ultrasound
Detect leaks, arcing and failing bearings using high-frequency sound, at ranges that ordinary thermography cannot reach.
Laser Alignment
Correct shaft misalignment with laser tooling, extending bearing and seal life and reducing energy use.
Partial Discharge Analysis
Evaluate insulation condition in critical high-voltage equipment so deterioration is measured before it fails.
Onsite Dynamic Balancing
Correct unbalance in rotating equipment while it runs, without removing the rotor from the machine.
Vibration Analysis
Identify rotating machinery faults and track how equipment condition is changing, route by route and trend by trend.
Equipment Calibration
Maintain confidence in your measurement and control instruments with calibration against traceable standards.
Equipment Rental
Access specialist diagnostic and test equipment for planned work, without the capital cost or the lead time.