INSPECTIONS AND TESTS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MOTORS

Inspection and test scope Routine test Type test

1. Visual inspection (identification, completeness, X X

design, quality of assembley, grade of brushes,
dimensions, etc.)

2. Air gap measurement (where design permits) X X

3. Measurement of the insulation resistance of all X X

insulations

4. Measurement of D.C. resistance of the windings X X

5. Measurement of rotor impedance -- --

6. Measurement of turn ratio of stator and rotor windings X X

of slip ring motors

7. Adjustment of magnetic centre of machines with X X

sleeve bearings

8. Adjustment of neutral zone -- --

9. Determination of no-load characteristic and loss X X

measurement (motor method)

10. Determination of no-load characteristics and loss -- --

mesurement (generator method)

11. Check of phase sequency or direction of rotoation X X

12. Check of voltage balance -- --

13. Interturn test X X

14. Noise level measurement -- X

15. Shaft voltage measurement on machines with insulated -- X

bearings (where design permits)

16. Degree of voltage curve distorion -- --

17. Measurement of T H F factor -- --

18. Time constants- Determination of residual voltage -- X

19. Short-circuit characteristic and loss measurement X X

(motor method)

20. Short-circuit characteristic and loss measurement -- --

(generator method)

21. Sudden short circuit test -- --

22. Load characteristic (operating characteristic) -- X

23. Break-down torque determination -- X

24. Current overload test X X

25. Regulation characteristics -- --

26. Determination of rated excitation current -- --

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27. Commutation characteristic -- --

28. Efficiency determination -- X

29. Air flow measurement, pressure losses -- X

30. Temperature rise test (heat run) -- X

31. Locked rotor temperature rise -- X

32. Temperature rise time constant -- X

33. Cooling down time constant -- X

34. Deceleration measurement, determination -- X

of moment of inertia

35. Run-up measurement, determination -- X

of starting characteristics

36. Determination of synchronous machine characteristics -- --

(reactances, time constants, etc.)

37. Interference voltage measurement -- --

38. Vibration severity measurement X X

39. SPM level determination -- X

40. Overspeed test for new designs or on customer X X

Request

41. High-voltage test X X

42. Characteristics of type test : -- X

DC-motors
 No-load characteristic
 Speed characteristic
 Regulation characteristic

DC-generators
 No-load characteristic
 Terminal voltage characteristic
 Regulation characteristic
 Motor and generator commutation curve

Asynchronous machines
 No-load characteristic
 Starting current
 Operating characteristic
 Starting characteristic
 Circle diagram

Synchronous machines
 No-load characteristic
 No-load loss characteristic
 Starting current
 Short circuit loss
 Regulation characteristic
 Sudden short circuit characteristic
 Starting characteristic
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