Chaos and Caffeine Episode 29 Bridging the Gap from Theory to Real World Reliability
In this episode we will have ChatGPT Juniper as our co-host - a fun little experiment and an attempt to go by a script (not very well). We discuss the…
Case Study Fault Analysis of a 55MVA 13-8kV Turbo Generator with EMPATH ESA ATPro7 and Electrom
A large steam turbine generator unit had repeated normal events and shutdowns following a history of disturbances, repair conditions, and balance conditions starting in 2019 until 2025. The most critical…
Chaos and Caffeine Episode 26 Condition Based Reactive Maintenance
When monitoring systems detect faults after they occur they are not condition-based nor are they predictive maintenance, they become condition-based reactive maintenance. In this episode we fall back on Deathwish…
Chaos and Caffeine Episode 25 EMPOWER Vibration and MCSA with Peppermint Mocha
A review of the upcoming EMPOWER-VIB vibration analysis system and the EMPOWER-MCSA current signature analysis system available the first week in January, 2026. Includes the new features for time to…
Chaos and Caffeine Podcast 15 Pumpkin Spice Condition Based Maintenance
We try and compare Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts pumpkin spice latte (shudder) and then discuss what's going on with modern condition-based maintenance with a combination of AI-generated jokes and a…
CIGRE Croatia Paper Practical Application of Electrical and Current Signature Analysis in DFIG Turbine Systems Oct 14 2025
Abstract—On and off-shore wind generators and powertrain systems have significant reliability concerns that increase the operations and maintenance costs associated with ownership and affect individual tower availability. The primary failure…
Chaos and Caffeine 2 Aerial Resupply Coffee and the Iberian Peninsula Blackout RCFA
In this episode we cover Aerial Supply Coffee (https://aerialsupplycoffee.com) M.O.A.B. ARC is a veteran owned coffee company based out of Virginia. We then discuss the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)…
MotorDoc VLOG 81 Practical Electrical and Current Signature Analysis for Electric Machines and Plagiarism
The presentation that was given at this year's EPRI CBMUG - and discussion of an unfortunate, but quickly becoming common, concern. In this presentation we will discuss the history of…
MotorDoc Vlog 80 Electrical Machinery Forensics An Intro
The course we gave at the 2025 IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference. The course starts with an overview of the RCFA process emphasizing the simple 5-why and complex analysis using PROACT.…
MotorDoc Vlog 79 Harmonics Impact on Electric System and Machine Reliability
Happy 250th birthday to the USA. In this vlog we discuss harmonics and their impacts on everything from lighting to bearings and even winding defects. This references an article on…