Condition Monitoring of Electrical Machines (3rd Edition) provides a comprehensive guide to modern condition monitoring (CM) techniques for electrical machinery. As engineering processes have become increasingly automated, reliable operation of machines has grown in importance, yet traditional inspection often occurs only during plant shutdowns. Advances in electronics, instrumentation, and digital signal processing now enable continuous online monitoring for machinery ranging from small fault-tolerant drives to large industrial generators.
This thoroughly revised third edition expands coverage to permanent magnet machines, switched reluctance machines, variable-speed drives, and off-line monitoring techniques. Chapters cover: fundamentals of condition monitoring; machine construction, operation, and failure modes; reliability and typical failure rates; signal processing and instrumentation; online monitoring of temperature, vibration, current, flux, power, and partial discharges; off-line monitoring; condition-based maintenance and asset management; AI applications in CM; and safety, training, and qualification.
The book is an essential reference for researchers, engineers, and advanced students involved with electrical machines, condition monitoring, and predictive maintenance.
