Podcast 55 Fan Belts Energy and Reliability Oh My
During a weekend emergency call we were tasked to review a set of fan applications where synchronous belts were used. The application was seeing damage to the belts, bearings and…
Impact of Rotor Bar Bridges in Torque Development in Integral Horsepower Machines in PWM Inverter Environments
The impact of rotor bar bridges in closed-slot induction motor rotors has been simulated using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and single phase equivalent circuit methods in 60 Hz sinusoidal environments.…
Podcast 54 Updates on Energy and Another EMPATH and EMPOWER Comparison with New Features
A quick discussion of the CIGRE meeting and other discussions related to energy and the grid to start. The discussion then goes on to demonstrate some of the changes in…
Podcast 53 EMPOWER MCSA on Two 4000 Volt Motors on Shop Test Pad at No Load
If an MCSA/ESA technology representative tells you that you need more than 50% load to test an electric motor then they don't have the resolution you need to identify electrical…
EMPOWER User Experience Article
Article by Mark Kingkade on his initial experience with EMPOWER MCSA in the field.
Podcast 52 Can We Analyze Motor Faults with Normal Audio Beginning of Project
In this first video we kick off our upcoming project on using simple sound measurements to determine energy losses in equipment. This is a follow-up to our work on energy…