For safe, long-term use of a compressor, the motor winding temperature must be kept below certain limits, in all conditions in which the appliance may operate. For example, compressors from AC ...
Megohmmeters (meggers) are electrical meters used to check the resistance and condition of the motor windings and the condition of the refrigeration and oil environment around the motor windings. A ...
In the first installment of this series, "Calculating a practical hotspot safety margin", we discussed how two-parameter thermal models assume that the entire motor, including windings, exhibits one ...
A new edition of the only American national standard for repair of motors and generators — “ANSI/EASA AR100-2010: Recommended Practice for the Repair of Rotating Electrical Apparatus” (ANSI/EASA AR100 ...