Experience with Stator Insulation Testing and Turn/Phase Insulation Failures in the Power Generation Industry

Heedong Kim; Taesik Kong; Sang Bin Lee; Tae June Kang; Namyoung Oh; Yeongjae Kim; Sanguk Park; Chaewoong Lim; Greg C. Stone

doi:10.1109/TIA.2018.2803048

Experience with Stator Insulation Testing and Turn/Phase Insulation Failures in the Power Generation Industry

Heedong Kim, Taesik Kong, Sang Bin Lee, Tae June Kang, Namyoung Oh, Yeongjae Kim, Sanguk Park, Chaewoong Lim, Greg C. Stone

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Abstract

The reliability of medium voltage (MV) motors used for driving pumps, fans, and other loads in the power generation industry is critical for continued power production. Periodic testing of stator winding insulation, which is the most vulnerable component in MV motors, is an essential part of predictive maintenance for preventing unplanned reduction in the power generation capability. Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Research Institute's 17+ years of experience on predictive maintenance of stator insulation for MV motors is presented in this paper. KEPCO's stator insulation test program and statistics of test records are summarized, and cases of recent turn and phase insulation failures that resulted in motor forced outages are investigated. Analysis of the turn or phase insulation failures and insulation test records performed on the failed motors show that it is difficult to predict turn or phase insulation failures with the insulation tests currently performed. Turn or phase insulation test methods are summarized and evaluated based on the findings of the investigation to help target future research efforts toward industrial needs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2225-2236
Number of pages	12
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
Volume	54
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2018.2803048
Publication status	Published - 2018 May 1

Keywords

AC machines
phase insulation
predictive maintenance
stator insulation testing
turn insulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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