Detection of stator short circuits in inverter-fed induction motors

Abstract

In this paper, an experimental investigation about the use of non-invasive instruments, like stator current and external leakage flux analysis, to detect inter-turns short-circuits in stator windings of low voltage induction motors supplied by inverter is reported. The results are encouraging and the technique here proposed can be evaluated as a tool to detect these faults in their early stage in motors which are more stressed with respect to those supplied by the mains, due to the IGBT PWM feeding.