PARTIAL DISCHARGE INCEPTION TESTING ON LOW VOLTAGE MOTORS



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PARTIAL DISCHARGE INCEPTION TESTING ON LOW VOLTAGE MOTORS Copyright Material IEEE Paper No. PCIC-2004-27 Dennis Bogh Senior Member, IEEE GE - Motors 18628 182nd Ave NE Woodinville, WA 98077 USA Jeff Coffee Member, IEEE GE - Motors P.O. Box 2205 Fort Wayne, IN 46801 USA Greg Stone. Fellow Member, IEEE IRIS Power Eng g 2-1 Westside Dr. Toronto, ON M9C 1B2 Canada Jim Custodio GE - Motors P.O. Box 2205 Fort Wayne, IN 46801 USA Abstract This is a review of one manufacturer s efforts toward testing NEMA low voltage motor insulation for compatibility with adjustable speed drives. PDIV (Partial Discharge Inception Voltage) measurements were selected as a tool to evaluate the future performance of the stator insulation system to resist deterioration by the drives. PDIV measurement is explained in terms of procedure and accuracy. Data is presented from tests made on motors from several prominent manufacturers. Index Terms PDIV, Motor Insulation, MG1 Part 31 I. INTRODUCTION Motors operated on sine wave power long before the advent of modern adjustable speed drives (ASD s). Stator insulation systems and standards evolved over time to be well suited for sine wave power. Adjustable speed drives (both DC and AC) challenged motor manufacturers to design insulation systems capable of withstanding repeated voltage impulses. Modern Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) low voltage drives are recognized as one of the most demanding applications for a motor. NEMA MG-1 parts 30 and 31 [1] were developed to provide a standard for motor insulation systems capable of operating in the PWM environment. Partial Discharge Inception Voltage (PDIV) testing has gained popularity as a method to measure insulation system capability to withstand voltage impulses. There are no standards for the application of PDIV testing on low voltage motors. This paper documents the steps one manufacturer has taken to assure that motors meet and exceed the NEMA MG-1 part 31 standard for voltage withstand. II. HISTORY MG1- part 30 was issued in 1993 as: "Application considerations for constant speed motors used on sinusoidal bus with harmonic content and general purpose motors used with variable-voltage or variable-frequency controls or both. This was the first time NEMA made any mention of use of AC motors on drives. Part 30 is a glossary of terms and a tutorial covering derating of motors as a result of cooling inefficiency. In NEMA MG1 part 31-1998 the voltage withstand was set to 3.1 times the line voltage in par 31.4.4.2, and remains the same today in MG1-2003. This withstand is calculated for motors with base rating voltages V rated 600 V as: V peak 1.1 * 2 * 2 * V rated = 3.1 * V rated (1) where: 1.1 10% over voltage 2 2X voltage on the reflected wave 2 converts RMS to peak volts V peak single amplitude zero-to-peak, line-to-line voltage and the rise time is 0.10 microsecond. These limits are echoed in paragraph 5.2.9.5 of the 2001 NEMA "Application Guide for AC Adjustable Speed Drive Systems" [2]. Motor manufacturers have complied with this standard. Unfortunately, the only acceptable test method to date has been actual operation. Motors are designed with robust insulation systems and put in operation. As failures occur, lessons are swiftly (and sometimes painfully) learned. Long service in environments that approach the limits of MG1 Part 31 indicates compliance with the standard. The IEC is developing a standard Evaluation and qualification of electrical insulation systems used in rotating electrical machines when fed from voltage converters, IEC 60034-18-41. The committee draft is October 24, 2003 [3]. This proposed standard contains definitions, and a tutorial covering insulation damage due to inverter operation. When it is finished, it will document complementary test methods. The draft suggests two winding types; the first of which will be subject to impulse voltage but the winding will not be exposed to Partial Discharge (PD) over its expected life (type I). The second which will be subject to repeated impulse voltages where PD may occur in operation (type II). It goes on to define three duty levels for motor insulation systems, A (benign) B (medium) and C (severe). Finally, each duty level has a description of voltage withstand requirements and a description of acceptance criteria. Surge voltage at motor terminals and across stator winding insulation components in the Appendix A, Table A-I, describes the requirements for type II insulation systems. The draft is changing, but it appears Type II-C insulation systems will be very similar to MG-1 part 31. There is a diversity of definitions used in existing literature. For the purpose of this paper, we will use the following: 1. Peak voltage refers to peak-to-peak voltage rather than zero-to-peak voltage. It is possible to have 1

adjacent zero-to-peak positive and a zero-to-peak negative peaks. These can only be properly evaluated as peak-to-peak. Ultimately, the motor must be capable of withstanding the peak-to-peak voltage applied. 2. Per-unit base voltage is the peak line-to-neutral voltage. Essentially, RMS line-to-neutral (line-toline/1.73) multiplied by the square root of 2 for peak. The MG1 definition does not allow for transients in the opposite polarity. The discussion on Electrical Environment describes several transients that are best measured peak-topeak. III. WINDING CONFIGURATION Most low voltage motors are random wound. Individual coils are made up of insulated copper wire, inserted into the stator and finished by connecting together with leads. Fig. 1 shows a typical section of a stator winding. 3 c 2 1 1 a phase insulation / overhang insulation b ground insulation c turn insulation 1 phase to phase 2 phase to ground 3 turn to turn Fig. 1. Section of stator winding [3] Turn to turn voltage is typically limited to 100 Vrms. Since these machines are random wound, coils of different phases are often adjacent, and it is necessary to separate them by additional insulation. Wire to wire contact in the motor is limited to about 300 Vrms. Magnet wire is typically round copper coated with multiple coats of insulating film. The wire insulation consists of a base coat for dielectric strength. A second coat with an inorganic filler which is PD resistant and a top coat for mechanical toughness. The total build of enamel is.0015" to.0025", depending on wire diameter. These wires have demonstrated longer life in the presence of partial discharge [4]. The wire standard for partial discharge resistant wire is NEMA MW 1000, class MW35C [5]. The standard uses the same mechanical properties as the normal magnet wire, including the temperature rating (200 C or higher), the resistance to abrasion, and crack resistance. There are several different acceptable manufacturing processes under the standard. Each manufacturer is responsible for a b application and satisfactory results in a particular motor design. Stator slots are lined with ground insulation. The ground insulation has a dielectric breakdown (ST) on the order of 20 kv. Coils are designed to be inserted into the stator either in lap winding form or concentric winding form. In the end turn region, different phases are separated by glass cloth with 8 kv dielectric breakdown (ST). The ground wall insulation level and phase insulation levels are based on material and manufacturing constraints that cause them to have plenty of voltage margin. Rarely do we see failures caused by drive application in these parts of the machine. Once the coils are inserted into the stator, the connections are made up. This is accomplished using cold crimp connectors or brazing. After the winding is installed into the stator laminations it is sealed with varnish. The varnish provides resistance to environmental damage, mechanical stability, transfers heat, and fills air gaps to reduce corona. It is believed that varnished coils with voids within the varnish that encapsulate either air or vacuum can lower the PDIV [6]. IV. ELECTRICAL ENVIRONMENT Over the years many different methods have been developed to rectify the power system voltage and convert fixed frequency sine wave AC to an AC voltage with selectable frequency [7]. Almost all drives convert incoming AC to a DC voltage (bus) then switch the DC bus to construct a variable frequency, variable voltage AC output voltage. The present generation of drives are based on power transistors and pulse width modulation (PWM) technology. The positive and negative DC is switched thousands of times per second to create an AC current waveform of the desired frequency and voltage. The drive generates short risetime rectangular pulses of fixed amplitude voltage that have varying duration and frequency. The voltage of the pulses at the output of the converter is about the same as the DC bus voltage. Early switching transistors were BJT s (Bipolar Junction Transistors) and had relatively slow turn-on times, on the order of microseconds. Such relatively long risetime pulses cause high drive power loss and do not construct a good sinewave. Poor sine wave construction causes excessive heating in motors. Virtually all modern drives for low voltage motors use IGBT s (Insulated Gate Bipolar Junction Transistors) as the switching devices. The IGBTs are commonly configured using PWM technology. The DC bus voltage depends on the rectified 60 Hz voltage or regenerative braking voltage level (Appendix A Table A-I).The risetime of the pulse from a PWM- IGBT drive is usually on the order of 50-100 ns, with a voltage that equals the DC bus voltage (Fig. 2). However, if it takes longer for the pulse to travel along the power cable connecting the drive to the motor, than the risetime of the pulse, then a reflection will occur at the motor terminals which can (for a very short time) cause superposition and thus a higher voltage than the DC bus voltage [8]. In most power cables, the velocity of pulse propagation is about 0.15 m/ns. Thus the travel time along a 30 m long cable between the drive and the motor will take about 200 ns. Consequently the drive/cable/motor system behaves like a transmission line and reflections will occur. If 2

the drive is integrated into the motor, the pulse travel time is 0, and no reflections occur (and thus no voltage transient higher than the DC bus voltage is present). The amount of overvoltage depends on the surge impedance of the power cable (typically 30 ohms) and surge impedance of the motor (depends on the winding capacitance and number of stator winding parallels per phase) -typically higher than 100 ohms for a random wound stator. From transmission line theory, the higher the surge impedance of the motor the greater the overvoltage will be, up to a maximum of twice the DC bus voltage [9]. The rise time at the motor terminals depends on the cable grounding system, various design aspects of the cable, the motor surge impedance, and the presence of any filters which slow the pulse risetime. Oscilloscope traces of voltage surges from a typical inverter drive are given in Fig. 2. The top trace shows the pulse as measured phase to ground at the drive on the same phase as at the motor in the second trace. The vertical scale is 500 V per division and the horizontal scale 10 µs per division. The wave form at the motor has a much higher peak voltage than the drive due to the ring from reflections. Voltage at Drive Voltage at Motor Fig. 2. Voltage at drive and motor measured ph-gnd Very short pulses can produce voltages above two times DC bus voltage. Fig. 3 shows the effect of a short pulse. The short pulse allows a significant ring to occur when it is turned off. The peak voltage is 2680 V. Fig. 3 also shows the need for peak to peak measurements rather than only zero to peak. Voltages above two times DC bus voltage can also be produced by drive double transition caused by a converter fed drive algorithm that does not allow a minimum time between successive pulses. Double transition occurs when an IGBT in one phase switches from minus to plus DC bus voltage at the same instant that an IGBT in another phase switches from plus to minus. Fig. 4 is a case where phase C (trace 3) shows the resulting transient when a negative switching event is immediately followed by a positive switching event. Such events may generate a two times DC bus voltage wave which travels to the motor and can then build to greater than two times the DC bus over-voltage when reflected at the motor terminals. Phase A Phase B Phase C filter 0.5 microsecond / division Phase voltage 3200 volts / div C phas e s witches from 1400 volts negative to 1600 volts positive Fig. 4. Double transition Filter 1 volt / div Due to the different IGBT drive switching times, practical experience shows there are a range of surge voltage magnitudes and risetimes that any particular inverter fed motor will see. Fig. 5 shows a 3D plot of surge risetime (in ns) vs. surge magnitude (in terms of pu, where 1 pu is the peak line-ground rated power frequency voltage) and number of surges per second measured at the motor terminals [7]. The figure clearly shows that a single magnitude with a single risetime is not practically encountered. 10000 Fig. 3. Short pulse phenomena 0.00 0.36 0.76 1.10 1.45 1.86 2.20 2.55 2.89 3.30 3.65 Magnitude (pu) 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 tr (ns) 200 Fig. 5. Surge environment, phase A 0 1 10 0.1 1000 100 Surge Counts (pps) 3

Failures related to these pulses have been well documented. Usually the failure is in the first turn or two of a coil. Fig. 6 shows a representative failure. Often little damage occurs due to the fast turn off time of the IGBT s. The voltage transient is extremely fast and decays rapidly in the coils due to inductance. Typically the first coil can have between 30% and 80% of the pulse voltage across it [10]. Voltage failure Fig. 6. Winding failure due to voltage spike V. OFF LINE MEASURING OF PDIV Winding failures seen on motors in drive applications have generally occurred in the first coil of a pole connected to a power lead. Depending on the motor/drive set up, sometimes the failure may extend between phases. It has been a standard practice to add extra phase insulation between coils within a pole. Unfortunately, standard test procedures did not test the effectiveness of this practice, leaving the real test to the field. Presently a test method has been developed to measure the voltage at which partial discharge occurs. Development of the test method produced several lessons. A variable voltage source producing a rise time similar to that of an IGBT drive has only recently become commercially available. Fig. 7 is a graph showing an IGBT drive voltage pulse measured at the terminals of a 40 hp motor. The graph also shows the output of an IGBT controlled surge unit applied to the same 40 hp motor and an BJT controlled surge unit applied to the same 40 hp motor. The rise time of the surge unit is slightly faster than that of an IGBT drive and the rise time of the BJT surge unit is considerably slower than the IGBT units. Early attempts to measure partial discharge with units that had slower rise times (a BJT controlled surge unit) yielded inception voltages that were higher than when measured with an IGBT controlled surge unit Voltage 0.5 0-0.5-1 -1.5 BJT controlled Surge 2 us to peak -2 IGBT Controlled Surge 1 us to peak IGBT Drive 0.8 us to peak -2.5-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Time (us) Fig. 7. Surge and drive waveforms Partial discharge was first measured by using a surge unit to test one winding with the other windings grounded while measuring the current in a grounded lead. Unfortunately the frequency response of most current probes is not high enough to capture currents in the frequency range of partial discharge (>100MHz). Ultimately, partial discharge detection equipment using high pass filtering techniques was chosen. Surges are applied to windings and a high pass filter returns small high frequency voltage drops that occur when PD is produced. This method measures PDIV line to line and line to ground as only one winding is surged while the other two are grounded. All the measurements described are voltage line to line. Fig. 8 shows the test circuit for PDIV measurement. The surge generator surges each lead individually while the other two leads are grounded. The voltage is slowly increased from zero volts while motor terminal voltage and PD output is monitored on the oscilloscope. Once the peak PD output exceeds 100mV, the voltage is no longer increased, and the PDIV recorded. Partial Discharge Filter unit Oscilloscope Surge Generator Fig. 8. PDIV measurement test set-up 4

Fig. 9. PDIV is achieved Fig. 9 shows an example of the PDIV measurement. Channel 1 is motor terminal voltage. Channel 2 is the PD output. The zero to peak of the PD output is considerably greater than 100mV as mentioned above. That is typical of most of the motors tested. With just a small change in voltage the PD occurs suddenly and may be much greater than 100 mv at the inception. The PDIV measurement for this motor phase is 3620 V. Vertical scale on the top trace is 1000 V per division. All testing is done on wound cores with the rotor removed. Several tests were run with rotors installed. In general, higher PDIV readings resulted, but the variation was excessive. Preliminary testing of varnished stators indicated low PDIVs compared to those required to meet NEMA MG1 part 31 voltages. PDIV levels needed to be improved. Based on analysis of failures, most problems occur in the endturns. This is consistent with service experience where slot failures with motors on IGBT drives are extremely rare. Endturn phase paper placement and how it overlapped with slot separators was reviewed. Materials were not changed. Separately, endturn forming was reviewed. Process improvements were instituted, but materials were not changed. After these changes, the average PDIV increased from 2300 V with a standard deviation of 350 V to an improved average of 3000 V with a standard deviation of 250 V. Considering that NEMA MG1 part 31 requires a 600 V motor to be able to handle a pulse of 1860 V, the present process has a 4.5 sigma capability to NEMA. VI OFF LINE PDIV TESTING MOTORS Eighteen motors were tested to compare insulation systems across the industry. These motors were all 10 Horsepower, 4 pole, 460 V, Severe-Duty, energy efficient. They represent a sampling of prominent NEMA manufacturers. Table A-II in the Appendix A displays results from the PDIV tests. Reviewing the details, most important is the minimum PDIV level. All the manufacturers tested above the MG-1 part 31 requirement of 1426 V (3.1 x 460 V). In fact all except manufacturer #4 passed 2.0 kv. These tests were made on wound cores, left in the frame, with rotors removed. It is interesting to note the range of the readings on a per manufacturer basis. The range is indicative of both the test variation and the motor variation. The test variation is relatively the same for all motors as the same procedure and equipment was used. The small deviation between motors, per manufacturer and between phases of the same motor demonstrates there is significant differences overall between the motors. Table I shows results obtained from factory production testing covering 2088 machines. Production testing is done at room temperature on the factory floor. Repeatable results are being obtained from the PDIV test. The PDIV is relatively frame and speed independent. These results were obtained after the manufacturing and testing processes were consistent. TABLE I MANUFACTURING TEST RESULTS Partial Discharge Inception Voltage frame 2 Pole 4 Pole 6 Pole 8 Pole 320 3.27 3.13 3.2 2.95 360 3.21 3.69 3.05 3.23 400 3.14 3.13 3.04 3.43 440 3.11 3.11 3.19 3.16 VII. LIFE TEST A life test was run to verify that motors would maintain PDIV over time. Motors were operated on a drive at the insulation class temperature. Every 500 hours the PDIV was measured. Ten motors were operated no-load on an IGBT PWM inverter with long cable lengths in order to achieve peak motor voltages approximately 10% to 25% above NEMA MG1-31 limits. For a 600 V insulation system, the max NEMA MG1-31 voltage would be 1860 V. Peak voltages from the drive system are all in the 1600 V to 2700 V range. Fans were removed to increase the motor winding temperature to class F limits of 145 deg. C. The motor winding temperature was measured using thermocouples. Table A-III in the Appendix A shows motor temperatures and PDIV measurements on the 10 test motors as a function of time. The peak voltages measured at the motors are within the desired range and the winding temperature is operating very close to 145 deg. C. The PDIV for each of the motors remains very constant over time. During the life test, PDIV was measure on motors both at room temperature and at insulation class temperature (~145 deg. C). Testing indicates there is no difference in PDIV between a hot motor and a cold motor. VIII. CONCLUSIONS NEMA standards address insulation level in motors used on drives. The method for testing that insulation level is not yet accepted in a standard. IEC is currently working on a standard for motor insulation, including test methods and levels. One manufacturer s test method is discussed. Repeatable results are currently being obtained. In order to produce acceptable results, several manufacturing process changes were required while the materials were not changed. 5

Limited testing indicates there are differences in insulation systems between motor manufacturers. It is expected that manufacturing procedures from all manufacturers will improve as testing becomes more common. Aging tests on several stators driven by inverters indicate that motors with high discharge inception voltages exhibit a long life in the PWM drive environment. The data shows no degradation in PDIV when PD is not suspected. IX. REFERENCES [1] NEMA Standards Publication MG 1 2003, Motors and Generators, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Rosslyn, Virginia [2] NEMA Standards Publication Application Guide For AC Adjustable Speed Drive Systems - 2001, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Rosslyn, Virginia [3] IEC 60034-18-41 Evaluation and qualification of electrical insulation systems used in rotating electrical machines when fed from voltage converters Committee Draft 24 October 2003 [4] A.L. Lynn, W.A. Gottung, D.R. Johnston, Corona Resistent Turn Insulation in AC Rotating Machines, Proceedings of the IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference, Chicago, Oct 1985, p 308. [5] NEMA, Standards Publication MW 1000-1997, Magnet Wire Standard, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Rosslyn, Virginia [6] G. Stone, S. Campbell, S. Tetreault, Inverter-Fed Drives: Which Motors Stators Are at Risk? IEEE Industry Applications, September/October 2000, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp 17-22 [7]. J.A. Oliver and G.C. Stone, Implications for the Application of Adjustable Speed Drive Electronics to Motor Stator Winding Insulation, IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, July 1995, pp 32-36 [8] M. Melfi, G. Skibinski, S. Bell, J. Sung, Effect of Surge Voltage Risetime on the Insulation of Low Voltage Machines Fed by PWM Converters, IEEE Industry Application Society Conference, Oct., 1997 [9]. L.A. Saunders et al, Riding the Reflected Wave, Proc. IEEE PCIC, Sept 1996, pp 75-84. [10] M. Fenger, S. Campbell, J. Pedersen, Motor Winding Problems Caused by Inverter Drives, IEEE Industry Applications, July/August 2003, Vol 9, No. 4 pp 22-31 Greg Stone has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. For 17 years he worked at the Research Division of Ontario Hydro, a major electrical utility, where he was involved in motor and generator electrical testing. Since 1990, he has worked at Iris Power Engineering in Toronto Canada, a manufacturer of electrical testing apparatus. He has published over 100 papers on the electrical testing of machines, as well as two books. He is active on both IEC and IEEE rotating machine standards development. Greg Stone is past President of the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society, and is a Fellow of the IEEE. Jim Custodio has been employed by General Electric since 1972 and has held various field sales and management positions in customer service and marketing, with GE Motors. Jim is currently the market manager for industrial AC motors. X. VITA Dennis Bogh has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. He has been employed by General Electric since 1975 in various capacities including field engineering, management, sales and application engineering. He is a member of the API 547 committee, and a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Washington. Jeff Coffee has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. He has been employed by General Electric since 1983. His responsibilities have included: design engineering, application engineering, and marketing. He is currently in charge of engineering for Industrial AC motors for drive applications. 6

APPENDIX A DETAIL DATA TABLES TABLE A-I: SURGE VOLTAGE AT MOTOR TERMINALS AND ACROSS STATOR WINDING INSULATION COMPONENTS [3] Type of voltage Phase to ground (frame) Maximum voltage at the motor input terminals (V peak ) Phase to phase Turn to turn Example for V line =400 V rms Phase to phase Phase to ground Turn to turn Sinusoidal voltage, V line (V rms ) 2 V line / 3 2 Vline ( 2 Vline/ 3)/N ± 327 ± 566 ± 327/N Converter directly connected to the machine (or through a short cable) ± ½ Vbus dc ± Vbus dc Uneven ± 270 ± 540 Uneven Converter connected to the machine through a long cable Converter connected to the machine through a long cable while the machine is regeneative braking Where: ± 3 /2 Vbus dc 3 /2 Vbus dc N = number of turns per phase, Vbus dc = DC bus voltage ± 2 Vbus dc 2 Vbus dc Uneven ± 810 ± 1080 Uneven Uneven 810 1620 Uneven TABLE A-II PDIV FOR 10 HP, 4 POLE, 460 V MOTORS L1 L2 L3 Range Minimum Motor kv kv kv kv kv kv Mfg #1 A 2.54 2.70 2.74 2.66 0.20 2.54 Mfg #1 B 2.70 2.92 2.56 2.73 0.36 2.56 Mfg #1 C 2.96 2.55 2.68 2.73 0.41 2.55 Mfg #2 A 2.50 2.96 2.40 2.62 0.56 2.40 Mfg #2 B 3.04 2.40 2.74 2.73 0.64 2.40 Mfg #2 C 3.02 2.57 2.52 2.70 0.50 2.52 Mfg #3 A 2.50 2.44 2.70 2.55 0.26 2.44 Mfg #3 B 2.54 2.40 2.74 2.56 0.34 2.40 Mfg #3 C 2.76 2.46 2.66 2.63 0.30 2.46 Mfg #4 A 1.84 1.66 1.78 1.76 0.18 1.66 Mfg #4 B 1.78 1.82 1.66 1.75 0.16 1.66 Mfg #4 C 1.82 1.74 1.78 1.78 0.08 1.74 Mfg #5 A 2.48 2.64 2.44 2.52 0.20 2.44 Mfg #5 B 2.58 2.56 2.50 2.55 0.08 2.50 Mfg #5 C 2.64 2.50 2.54 2.56 0.14 2.50 Mfg #6 A 3.12 3.02 2.88 3.01 0.24 2.88 Mfg #6 B 3.14 3.06 2.92 3.04 0.22 2.92 Mfg #6 C 3.18 2.98 3.04 3.07 0.20 2.98 7

Motor PDIV @ 250hours PDIV @ 500 hours TABLE A-III MOTOR PDIV AND TEMPERATURE OVER TIME PDIV @ PDIV @ 2000 hours 2500 hours PDIV @ 1000 hours PDIV @ 3000 hours Peak Voltage at motor terminals winding temperature by T/C 1 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 2.10 138 2 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.00 140 3 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 2.02 136 4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 2.06 144 5 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.02 150 6 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 2.04 139 7 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.14 138 8 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.12 138 9 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.12 140 10 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 2.16 133 8