MotorDoc Podcast 9 A Tour of EMPATH ESA and Vibration
A quick first-time use of the EMPATH ESA and Vibration data collector on a 3/4 hp electric motor and VFD. Review of upcoming field study of vibration versus ESA and…
MotorDoc Podcast Episode 7 Unboxing EMPATH with Vibration Analysis System
Not something we heavily advertised, but needed for a study we are performing at MotorDocAI associated with energy and emissions in reliability and maintenance. Welcome to my first ever online…
MotorDoc Podcast 6 Data Sciency Stuff Related to Energy per Widget
Using random data an example is used to show advanced energy analysis in energy per widget (or vice-versa) as an introduction to this concept. An example using ChatGPT, Jupyter Notebooks,…
MotorDoc Podcast 5 A Discussion of the US DOE VERIFI software
This week while preparing for the SMRP 2023 conference we put together a short discussion of the US DOE's VERIFI software. This allows you to monitor energy consumption and tie…
ECMS-E1 Panel Installation on Utility Point of Common Connection 12470 Volts
A tailgate safety meeting is held prior to any installation and de-energizing even the controls side of the primary, literally in this case, no shutdown of the site was required.…
MotorDoc Podcast 4 The US Department of Energy MEASUR Software for Reliability and Maintenance
Yep, more free stuff. In part 4 we will discuss how to accomplish some of the overall items that we were exploring with the EMPATH Electrical Signature Analyzer (in order to justify one) using the US Department of Energy's MEASUR software. This effectively provides the type of information we pursue easily. The podcast includes a walk-through of the motors section.
MotorDoc Podcast 3 Energy and Emissions Associated with a Belted Application
Taking the information we have put together in Podcasts 1 and 2, we apply the method using an EMPATH Electrical Signature Analyzer to a 150 hp motor and fan with…
MotorDoc Podcast 2 Energy and Emissions for Reliability and Maintenance
Laying the groundwork for the next podcasts on using Electrical Signature Analysis and electrical measurements to communicate reliability and maintenance to corporate energy and emission goals. In this 12 minute…
Evaluation of Wind Turbine Generators and Transformers 2022 Paper
Abstract—During field studies of Doubly-Fed Induction Generators (DFIG) and Singly-Fed Induction Generators (SFIG) transformer and generator failures several unusual conditions were detected. A combination of subsynchronous control interaction, sub-synchronous torsionalinteraction,…
Energy and Emissions for Reliability and Maintenance Podcast 1
September 17, 2021 initial podcast on using energy and emissions as part of your reliability and maintenance KPI. Discussion of the history and overview of what will be coming. The…