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Motor Insulation
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ByStevenMcFadyen(/users/steven)onMarch28th,2012
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Insulationonamotorpreventsinterconnectionofwindingsandthewindingtoearth.Whenlookingatmotors,itisimportant
tounderstandhowtheinsulationfunctionsanditspracticalapplication.
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1. Rating
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1. IECNEMATemperatureRise
2. InsulationLifeandTemperature
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2. TestingInsulation
1. InsulationTestVoltages
2. RecommendedWindingResistanceValues
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3. PolarisationIndex
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IEC60085ElectricalinsulationThermalevaluationanddesignationdividesinsulationintoclasses.Eachclassisgivena
designationthatcorrespondstotheuppertemperaturelimitoftheinsulatingmaterialwhenusedundernormaloperating
conditions.
Thecorrectinsulationofthewindingofamotorisdeterminedbyboththetemperatureriseinthemotorandthetemperature
oftheambientair.
Ifamotorissubjectedtoanambienttemperaturehigherthan40o C,itmustnormallybederatedorahigherinsulation
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MotorInsulationClass
classofmaterialused.
Note:motorsaretypicallyratedforclass'B'or'F'insulation
Tip:specifyaclassFinsulation,butaclassBtemperaturerise.Thisgivesa25oCmargincanbeusedforhigh
ambienttemperaturesforexample.
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Theselectionofinsulationclassiscriticaltothelifeofthemotor.Acommonruleofthumbisthatthelifeofthemotor
insulationwillbehalvedforevery8to10Citisoperatedabovetheratedinsulationtemperature
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MotorLifeandTemperature
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Priortoputtingthemotorintooperations,duringroutinemaintenanceandfaultfindinganinsulationtesterisusedto
measurethemotorinsulationandverifyitssuitability.
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CheckResistanceFirstUsing500V
k=4.159foranewmachine,clean,dry
k=2.869foragedmachine,clean,uncontaminated
k=2.771machineafterseveralyears,normalindustrialpollution
Onathreephasewindingtheresistanceofeachphase:
Polarisation Index
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MotorDryingOutProcess
Thepolarisationindexistheratioofthewindinginsulationresistancemeasuredafterapplyingthetestvoltagefor10
minutestothevalueobtainedafter1minuteandisusedasaguidetothedrynessofthewinding.
Acleandrywindingwilltypicallygiveavaluegreaterthan1.5.Thelowertheratiothegreatertheleakagepathtoground(in
effectthecapabilityoftheinsulationtoholdacapacitivecharge).
Noexactcutoffvaluesexist(1.25to2.5beingcommon).Thebestguideisaconstantratiooversuccessivereadings
takenperiodically
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