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Abstract— Dynamical model of a three-phase induction
motor helps in understanding the physical behavior of the go average air gap thickness
motor system. In a healthy motor, the air gap between the
stator and rotor phases remains constant. However, due
i column vector representing current
to eccentricity related faults, this air gap is subjected to a J polar moment of inertia
harmonic variation. To study the effects of such
eccentricity related faults, modified winding function k integer (1, 2, 3, ….)
theory is applied to calculate the inductance values of L inductance matrix
stator and rotor phases. The computational complexity of
the model increases when the rotor bars come into picture Llr leakage inductance of rotor
since the number of inductance values to be calculated Lls leakage inductance of stator
increases at every time step. This paper proposes a
simplified technique to reduce this computational effort. Lo no-load mutual inductance
Instead of considering the rotor bars, the circumference of
the rotor periphery is divided into three phases. A suitable
nd order of dynamic eccentricity
turns function that explains the physical phenomenon of p number of pole pairs
eccentricity has been used. The effect of rotor bars has
been taken into account in the turns function. Also, R total number of rotor bars
saturation effects that arise due to different load
conditions have been considered. Accordingly, a closed-
r resistance matrix
form expression for inductances has been derived. r resistance per phase
Magnetic coupled circuit approach has been implemented
to develop the dynamical model of the motor system. The
s slip
proposed model has been validated by finite element Te electromagnetic torque
method and experimental results.
TL load torque
Index Terms— Closed-form expression, mixed v column vector representing voltage
eccentricity, modified winding function.
m mechanical rotation of rotor
NOMENCLATURE r electrical rotation of rotor
e degree of mixed eccentricity column vector representing flux
ed degree of dynamic eccentricity column vector representing rate of change of
flux
est degree of static eccentricity supply frequency harmonics (1,3,5,…)
F mechanical damping coefficient m angular velocity of rotor
superscripts ‘a’, ‘b’ and ‘c’ phases respectively
‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’
subscripts stator and rotor respectively
‘s’ and ‘r’
R. S. C. Pal and A. R. Mohanty are with the Acoustics and Condition
Monitoring Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian I. INTRODUCTION
Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India (e-mail:
ranjan_pal@iitkgp.ac.in; amohanty@mech.iitkgp.ac.in).
I NDUCTION motors are the major prime movers used in the
industry. Any breakdown that occurs in an induction motor
takes a toll on the production rate of the machine [1]. Defects
arising in a motor can either be electrical (broken rotor bars
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and stator winding faults) or mechanical (air gap eccentricity approach (MCCA) so as to establish a relationship between
and bearing failure). Air gap eccentricity accounts for nearly voltage, current, and flux [14]-[16]. This involves ‘3’ stator
12 percent of the total motor failures [2]. Eccentricity can be phases and ' R ' rotor bars [12], [18], [19]. In MWFA, the stator
classified into two types: (a) static eccentricity (SE) wherein and rotor inductances need to be calculated at every time step.
the position of the minimum air gap is fixed in space; and (b) This calculation involves a numerical solution of definite
dynamic eccentricity (DE) in which, this position changes integral which is a product of turns function, modified
with time. The existence of both is termed as mixed winding function, and inverse air gap function. In order to
eccentricity (ME). The various causes [3] for this condition overcome this, look-up tables are formulated in which the
can be accounted for ovality of the stator core, incorrect stator- inductance values are stored in a memory and later pulled out
rotor alignment at commissioning stage, misalignment, bent during simulation [20], [21]. However, different look-up
rotor shaft, bearing wear, mechanical resonance at critical tables are created for different values of eccentricity and rotor
speed, etc. If this is not detected well beforehand, then it position. To avert such problems, researchers have proposed
would lead to stator-rotor rub resulting in catastrophic failure an analytical closed-form expression for the stator and rotor
of the system. inductances [22]-[26]. However, rotor loop equations come
Condition-based monitoring is the need of the hour to into picture while developing Lss 33 , Lsr 3R and Lrr RR matrices.
prevent failure of the machine. Many techniques have been
As a result, the computational time to simulate the system
reported in the literature to diagnose motor faults [4]-[6]. Out
increases. Moreover, the area of the teeth region that
of all these, motor current signature analysis (MCSA) is used
encompasses the air gap is small as compared to the stator and
as an effective tool to identify the air gap eccentricity faults
rotor core area. As a result, the magnetic flux density increases
[7], [8]. ME leads to an unbalanced magnetic pull causing
and causes teeth saturation. None of the above mathematical
pulsating radial electromagnetic forces. As a result, additional
models [22]-[26] could explain the saturation effects along
frequency components gets induced in the current spectrum.
with air gap eccentricity and thus violates the actual physical
These frequency components [9], [10] are represented as:
system. Also, stator and rotor inductances tend to change
f eccentricity (k R nd ) f m f e . (1) because of saturation and hence varies with load. However,
the corresponding effect of inductance variations in the current
where, f m is rotor frequency, nd 0 in the case of SE,
spectrum has not been discussed [27].
nd 1, 2,3,... in case of DE. The expression of principal slot The objective of this paper is to present a simplified
harmonics ( PSHs ) are obtained by substituting nd 0 , k 1 and analytical closed-form expression for the inductance values
1 in (1) and represented as: that can also justify the effect of saturation in the presence of
air gap eccentricity. MWFA and MCCA have been used to
PSH1,2 R f m f e . (2) formulate the mathematical equations. However, unlike
Sidebands ( SB) about ( PSH1 ) are obtained by substituting nd 1 , considering rotor bars, the rotor periphery is assumed to be
k 1 and 1 in (1) and expressed as: divided into three phases, which are (2 / 3) rad apart. So,
there are ‘3’ stator phases and ‘3’ rotor phases. Hence, the
PSH1 _ SB PSH1 f m . (3)
number of inductance values decreases as summarized in
For situations where ME arises, sidebands [11], [12] can be Table I. Due to this, the computational time decreases
seen around supply frequency given as: considerably as compared with considering ‘R’ rotor bars.
f mixed eccentricity f e k f m . Simulation has been carried out in MATLAB/Simulink
(4)
environment. Also, the accuracy of the proposed analytical
where, f m 1 s / p f e . model has been validated by comparing the results with the
Various dynamical models have been proposed by FEM and laboratory experiments.
researchers to understand the behavior of air gap eccentricity. TABLE I
The finite element method (FEM) has been used to analyze the NUMBER OF ELEMENTS IN INDUCTANCE MATRICES
variations in air-gap flux due to rotor eccentricity [13]. Considering ‘R’ rotor
Matrix Present Study
However, the major drawback with FEM is that it demands bars
detailed construction of the motor geometry. Researchers have Lss : Symmetric Matrix 6 6
also developed the winding function approach (WFA) to Lrr : Symmetric Matrix 0.5 R ( R 1) 6
determine the inductance values of a healthy motor [14], [15].
Lsr : Asymmetric Matrix 3 R 9
However, due to eccentricity WFA can no longer be applied
since stator and rotor inductance tends to change with rotor
This paper is organized as follows: governing differential
position. Hence, the modified winding function approach
equations of the motor-load system are discussed in Section II.
(MWFA) has been presented [15], [16]. As compared to FEM,
Section III briefs the inverse air gap function for the
this methodology provides flexibility to understand the motor
eccentricity condition. Section IV discusses the analytical
dynamics because detailed motor geometry is not required
calculation of inductances pertaining to stator and rotor
[17].
phases. In Section V, the simulation of the analytical model is
The dynamical model involves multiple coupled circuit
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Stator
Rotor
Stator
X X’ X X’
Fig. 2. Relative position of stator and rotor where, axes of stator, rotor
and physical rotation passes through ‘Os’, ‘Or’ and ‘Ow’ respectively for
(a) static eccentricity, and (b) dynamic eccentricity.
II. GOVERNING EQUATIONS OF THE SYSTEM The electro-mechanical equation governing the load torque
of the system are:
Following assumptions are made in this analysis:
dm
1) Magnetic saturation of the stator and rotor slots have been Te J Fm TL . (12)
considered. dt
2) Circumference of the squirrel cage rotor is divided into d
m m . (13)
three phases as illustrated in Fig. 1. dt
3) Input supply voltage to the motor terminals is sinusoidal. r
4) The skewing effect of rotor bars is neglected since the m . (14)
p
stator-rotor axes are not axially inclined to each other.
MCCA is used to formulate the current-voltage-flux inter-
relationship for stator and rotor phases. These equations can III. INVERSE AIR GAP FUNCTION
be represented in vector-matrix [28] as: As load increases, the reluctance of the magnetizing paths
tends to increase which leads to a decrease of inductance
v r i .
abc
s s
abc abc
s
abc
s (5) values. Considering saturation effect, the inverse air-gap
function ( g sat 1 ) can be expressed as follows [29]:
v r i .
abc
r r
abc abc
r
abc
r (6)
g sat 1 g o 1 1 cos(2 p ( e )) . (15)
L i L i .
abc
s
abc
ss
abc
s
abc
sr
abc
r (7)
2( K sat 1)
L i L i .
abc
r
abc
rs
abc
s
abc
rr
abc
r (8)
3K sat
. (16)
T
Lrs Lsr .
abc abc
(9) where, is the angle traversed along the stator inner surface,
The electromagnetic torque can be evaluated from magnetic e is the position of air-gap flux density, and Ksat is the
co-energy stored in the system as: saturation factor, which is the ratio of the maximum flux
Wco
2
is Lss is 2 is Lsr ir
1 abc t abc abc 1 abc t abc abc density at the teeth region encompassing the air gap to that of
the flux density at the beginning of saturation. It is to be noted
(10) that K sat depends on the load, and its value increases with an
irabc Labc
rs is ir Lrr ir .
1 t 1 abc t abc abc
abc increase in load.
2 2
The different eccentricity types are illustrated in Fig. 2. Due
W to mixed eccentricity, the modified air gap function ( g )
Te co .
m (is ,ir constants) varies harmonically in space [30], [31] represented as such:
(11)
g g o 1 est cos ed cos( m ) . (17)
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where, est and ed are represented by (18) and (19) In the case of a healthy motor, the turns function is
respectively as such: independent of the rotor position [31]-[33]. In the present
work, it is assumed to be placed harmonically in space and
Os Ow mathematically represented as:
est . (18)
g0 N N
nsa, h cos . (27)
Ow Or 2p 2p
ed . (19)
g0 where, N is the number of windings and subscript h denotes a
healthy state. With the inception of mixed eccentricity, turns
The resultant of est and ed is represented by (20) and
function changes. Unbalanced magnetic pull leads to PSHs ,
vectorially displaced in space by angle , as shown in Fig. 3
and expressed by (21): which is a function of rotor bars and mechanical angular
velocity of the rotor. The turns function for ‘a’ phase of stator
Os Or gets modified as:
e (est ) 2 (ed ) 2 (2est ed cos m ). (20)
g0 N N
1 q
nsa cos 1 e 2 cos r
ed sin m 2p 2p q 1,3,5,... q p
tan 1 . 21) (28)
est ed cos m e R
cos r .
1
The net resultant inverse air gap function ( g ) by combining R p
(15) and (17) can be expressed as [27]: Turns function for ‘b’ and ‘c’ phases of the stator is calculated
by phase-shifting given as:
go 1 1 cos(2 p( e ))
g 1 . (22) 2 q r 2 R r 2
1 est cos ed cos( m ) nsb nsa , , . (29)
3 p 3 p 3
4 q r 4 R r 4
IV. INDUCTANCE CALCULATION nsc nsa , , . (30)
3 p 3 p 3
The inductance values in (7) and (8) are calculated by an
analytical expression. Because of eccentricity, PSHs get Similarly, due to the presence of mixed eccentricity, turns
dominant in the current spectrum. Accordingly, turns function function of rotor phase can be written as:
and modified winding function is defined. The turns function
N N
1 q
signifies the winding distribution in space, and the modified nra cos( r ) 1 e 2
cos r
winding function denotes the magnetomotive force effect 2p 2p q 1,3,5,... q p
across the winding [32]. Turns function for i phase is th
e R
composed of a dc component and a harmonic component that cos r . (31)
varies in space [33]-[35]. The average value of the modified R p
winding function for the i phase is expressed as:
th
Turns function for ‘b’ and ‘c’ phases of the rotor can be
1
2 written by phase-shifting of (2 3) rad and (4 3) rad
M i ( , m ) n ( , ) g 1d .
i
(23) respectively in (31). By substituting (28)-(31) in (23) and (25),
2 g 1
m
0
expressions of the average value and instantaneous value of
the modified winding function of the respective phases can be
where, n ,m is the turns function of i phase,
i th
g 1 is the evaluated. The calculated modified winding functions along
average value of inverse air gap function shown as: with the turns function of the respective phases and (22)
2 should be substituted in (26). The solution of the definite
1
g 1 g d .
1 integral (26) results in self and mutual inductance values of all
(24)
2 0 the phases. It is to be noted that for i j , the Lls and Llr
The modified winding function for i th phase is represented as: inductances should be added to the stator and rotor self-
inductance respectively. Equation (26) is commutative [36],
M i ,m ni ,m M i , m . (25) [37]. Hence, it can be written as:
The inductance value of i th phase due to current flowing in j th Lij L ji . (32)
phase is denoted as:
2 V. SIMULATION OF THE ANALYTICAL MODEL
Lij 0 rl ni ( , m ) M j ( , m ) g 1 d . (26) The analytical model proposed in the present study is
0
simulated in MATLAB/Simulink environment as shown in
where, 0 is air gap permeability, r is stator inner radius, l is Fig. 4. The motor parameters are presented in Table II. The
axial stack length.
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Rotor slot
Start
Stator slot Rotor core
Input Rated Voltage
at = , = Stator core
(i.e. Rotor is at rest)
Determine Inductances:
by MWFA
Update Inductances
Input Determine
-+
Air-gap Shaft
Determine ,
No
Fig. 5. 2‐D FE model of three-phase induction motor.
Simulation time
terminated?
Yes consideration is 10% SE (est = 0.1) and 10% DE (ed = 0.1).
End The value of K sat can be selected based on trial and error
Fig. 4. Flowchart for simulation in MATLAB/Simulink. method [38]. However, in the present study, this value is
determined from the flux density results obtained from FEM
TABLE II simulations. The value of K sat for low load, half load and full
PARAMETERS OF THREE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR load are 1.628, 1.661 and 1.682, respectively.
Parameter Value Units
𝑉𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 190 V VI. MOTOR MODELING USING FEM
𝑓𝑒 50 Hz The dynamical behavior of the motor in terms of FEM
𝑟𝑠 11.37 Ω
𝑟𝑟 4.58 Ω modeling makes use of Maxwell’s equation wherein the
𝐿𝑙𝑠 0.0264 H electric and magnetic circuits are coupled with each other
𝐿𝑙𝑟 0.0198 H [34]. Table II provides the motor parameters used for FEM
𝐿𝑜 0.144 H
𝑅 24 -
modeling. ANSYS MAXWELL software is used for
𝐹 0.000016 Nms/rad simulation purpose. The static and dynamic eccentricity is
𝑔𝑜 1 mm created by off-centering the stator and rotor axis from the
𝐽 0.0101 Kg-m2 center of rotation. The two‐dimensional (2D) finite element
p 1 -
(FE) model of the motor created with a total of 8490 meshed
Stator outer diameter 128 mm
elements is as shown in Fig. 5. Every element is represented
Stator inner diameter 66 mm
by a set of partial governing differential equations [34].
𝑙 140 mm
Stacking factor 0.95 - Silicon steel is used as material for stator and rotor core
Rotor outer diameter 64 mm because it is a soft magnetic material. The motor characteristic
Rotor inner diameter 20 mm curves i.e. current, torque, self-inductance and mutual-
inductance obtained from the FEM simulation has been
simulation is initiated by a three-phase sinusoidal voltage discussed in Section VIII and compared with the proposed
supply. At t 0 s , the rotor starts from rest and hence the value analytical model.
of r 0 rad . The inductances are calculated by the procedure,
VII. EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP
as mentioned in Section IV. At every time step, 21 such
The experimental setup is shown in Fig. 6. A 242.7 kW
inductance values are calculated as described in Table I.
three-phase Wye(Y) connection induction motor with motor
Equations (5)-(8) form a set of coupled linear ordinary
misalignment system manufactured by Spectra Quest
differential equations with initial condition of fluxes as
Incorporation is used for laboratory experimentation. The
s , s , s , r , r , r 0,0,0,0,0,0Wb. As a result, at every time
a b c a b c
details of the electrical and mechanical parameters of the
step, the fluxes and currents are determined. The motor are presented in Table II. The motor is operated by
electromagnetic torque is then determined by (10) and (11). using scalar controlled closed-loop variable frequency drive
The rotor speed and its position are determined by (12) and (VFD) that uses voltage source inverter (VSI). The input
(13), respectively. The time step used to simulate the motor is signal to the VFD is a single-phase AC voltage, and output is
(1/4096) s. The degree of eccentricity for the motor under 3 phase AC. The amplitude and frequency of the output
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Three Phase
Induction Motor
with Rotor Drive
Misalignment System End
Non-Drive
Bearing Bearing
End
Housing Loader
Bearing
Housing
Current
Probe
Tektronix
A622 Flexible
Coupling
Variable
Frequency
Drive
(a) (b)
(c)
Fig. 6. (a) Current probe measuring the current, (b) experimental setup, (c) line diagram for data acquisition system.
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(a) (b)
Fig. 7. (a) Time domain data, (b) FFT of the current for case (I) i.e. low load at high voltage.
(a) (b)
Fig. 8. (a) Time domain data, (b) FFT of the current for case (II) i.e. half load at high voltage.
(a) (b)
Fig. 9. (a) Time domain data, (b) FFT of the current for case (IIII) i.e. full load at high voltage.
simulation time is 354.88 s. However, in the present study, as components (Freq. Comp.) at high voltage (volt.) that can be
per Table I, 21 inductances values are calculated in every seen in Fig. 7(b) are presented in Table III. For the analytical
iteration and require 81.42 s to complete the simulation. Thus, model, these frequency components can be calculated as
the computational time reduced by 77.05%. Current data in the follows: fe 50 Hz, R 24, f m 49.70 Hz, and hence, Rfm
steady-state region is used to evaluate the Fast Fourier
1192.80 Hz. The odd harmonics of line frequency can be
Transform (FFT). Hanning window is applied to avoid
artificial discontinuity and reduce energy leakage. It also observed at fe 50 Hz, 3 fe 150 Hz, and so on. The rotor
provides the best frequency estimation [3]. The current signal frequency sidebands, as given by (4), can be seen at f e f m
of the stator ‘a’ phase (isa ) in the time domain for the case (I)
=50+49.70 Hz = 99.70 Hz. Principal slot harmonics, as given
is shown in Fig. 7(a). Accordingly, different frequency
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(a) (b)
Fig. 10. (a) Time domain data, (b) FFT of the current for case (IV) i.e. low load at low voltage.
(a) (b)
Fig. 11. (a) Torque analysis, and (b) speed analysis under different load conditions at high voltage.
(a) (b)
Fig. 12. (a) Self-inductance, and (b) mutual-inductance for stator phase ‘a’ and ‘b’ under different load conditions at high voltage.
by (2), can be observed at PSH1,2 =1192.80±50 Hz = 1142.80 The current data in the time domain and its frequency
spectrum of stator phase ‘a’ for cases (II), (III) and (IV) have
Hz, 1242.80 Hz. Sidebands about PSH1 as expressed by (3),
been presented in Fig. 8, Fig. 9, and Fig. 10 respectively and
are PSH1 _ SB =1142.80 ± 49.70 Hz = 1093.10 Hz, 1192.50 the corresponding values of the frequency components have
Hz. To evaluate the accuracy of the analytical model, a been given in Table IV, Table V, and Table VI, respectively.
detailed parametric study has been carried out and compared The error generated in the values of frequency components is
with the FEM results. The model is subjected to another three negligible. However, in Fig. 7(b) it is observed that the
cases as follows: case (II): half load (0.4 Nm) at high voltage amplitude of frequency components for experimental data is
(190 V); case (III): full load (0.8 Nm) at high voltage (190 V); slightly more than that of the FEM and analytical model. This
and case (IV): low load (0.108 Nm) at low voltage (114 V). is attributed to the fact that VFD supplies voltage in the form
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(a) (b)
Fig. 13. (a) Torque analysis, and (b) speed analysis under different voltage conditions at low load.
(a) (b)
Fig. 14. (a) Self-inductance, and (b) mutual-inductance for stator phase ‘a’ and ‘b’ under different voltage conditions at low load.
of pulses and not a perfect sinusoid thus generating harmonics speed, self- inductance, and mutual-inductance respectively.
of larger amplitude. This is because, by maintaining a constant V/f ratio, the flux
The torque and speed nature for different load conditions at generation associated with the phases is maintained constant
high voltage have been depicted in Fig. 11(a) and Fig. 11(b) which is the fundamental principle of VFD.
respectively. It is to be noted that with an increase in load, the
FEM results of torque and speed curves in the transient region IX. CONCLUSIONS
slightly deviates from the analytical model. This is due to the A simplified dynamical model of three-phase induction
fact that magnetic material is non-linear and in the transient motor with mixed air gap eccentricity has been presented in
region it has to overcome the dynamic load torque contributed this paper. This has been achieved by deriving a closed-form
by combined motor-load inertia. This leads to more of analytical equation to calculate the inductance values. Unlike
hysteresis loss since the current intake is high. However, once considering rotor bars, the rotor periphery has been divided
in the steady-state region, the analytical and FEM results are into three phases. As a result, the order of inductance matrices
similar. Since the spectrum that is being monitored is under reduces and less number of computations are required. The
the steady-state region, the variation in the transient region presence of PSHs and the lower frequency components have
does not affect the analysis. The stator self-inductance and been justified by considering a suitable turns function. The
mutual-inductance for one revolution of the rotor have been saturation effect of the motor has been considered because
presented in Fig. 12(a) and Fig. 12(b) respectively. It can be saturation exists inherently in a motor. The proposed model is
observed that the self and mutual inductance values tend to based on the modified winding function approach. Constant
decrease with an increase in load since the reluctance of the load torque is applied to the motor. Since the load is time-
magnetic material increases. invariant, Fast Fourier Transform has been applied as a signal
During voltage variations, V/f ratio is maintained constant. processing tool. Frequency components at rotor mechanical
In the present study, this ratio is V/f = 190V/50Hz = speed can be observed around the fundamental frequency and
114V/30Hz. From Fig. 13(a), Fig. 13(b), Fig. 14(a), and Fig. PSHs. The efficacy of the proposed model has been validated
14(b) it can be observed that for voltage variations at the same with experimental results and FEM.
load condition there are negligible differences in the torque,
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