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I. I NTRODUCTION
Stator inter-turn faults constitute a large percentage of all the
electrical faults in the induction machine [1], [2]. In a stator
inter-turn fault, a short circuit of stator winding turns results in
a large current through the shorted turns. Ultimately, the large
current results in an irreversible damage to the stator winding
and core [1][4]. Hence, detection of stator inter-turn fault
at its incipient stage saves the machine from its catastrophic
failure.
Many techniques have been proposed to detect the stator
inter-turn faults over the last three decades. Techniques based
on the time domain analysis of induction motor currents and
voltages basically analyze their sequence components [5].
However, unbalanced supply voltage and machine inherent
asymmetries can affect the accuracy of these techniques. Some
techniques use the sequence component impedance as a signature of the stator inter-turn faults [6]. These techniques avoid
the errors due to unbalanced voltage and machine electrical
asymmetries but require the data of induction machine before
the occurrence of the fault. The techniques proposed in [7][9]
use the negative as well as the positive sequence components
to detect the stator inter-turn faults. The current vector pattern
of the induction motor is used to detect the stator inter-turn
fault in [7], [8]. These techniques are also affected by the
supply unbalance and machine electrical asymmetries.
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(a)
(b)
Fig. 1. Different stator asymmetrical conditions (a) Stator inter-turn fault (b)
Stator resistance unbalance
= ( + ) +
+
3
2
(1)
(
)
( + )
= ( + ) +
+
3
2
(2)
(
)
( )
0 = +
(3)
+
2
(
)
( + )
(4)
0 = +
+
2
2
(
)
( + + ) = + 32 ( + )
(
)
+ 3 ( + ) + + 3 ( )
2
+ 32 ( )
(5)
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by =
, where is the rotor angular speed.
The impedances denoted by , , , and
correspond to the fault loop circuit. The values of these
impedances depend on the amount and the location of the
fault. Winding functions are used to incorporate the positional
effect of the fault in these impedances [15].
2) Stator Circuit Electrical Asymmetries: In a practical
induction machine, the stator circuit electrical asymmetries
are random in nature and hence difficult to model. They are
generally present in the form of unbalanced resistance and
inductance in the three-phase stator circuit.
The stator circuit asymmetry is assumed to be present in
the form of unbalanced stator resistance, the stator inductance
being balanced. The extent of unbalance in stator resistance
is modeled by including , and in the stator circuit
in addition to the nominal balanced stator resistance , as
shown in Fig. 1 (b). Hence the resistance of Phase-A is +
, resistance of Phase-B is + and resistance of Phase-C
is + . The steady-state equations of the induction motor
with unbalanced stator resistance are listed as follows:
( + + ) + + (6)
+ ( + + ) + (7)
0 =
0 =
(
)
+
+
2
+
(8)
(9)
1
( + + ) ,
3(
)
1
1
1
1
( ) ,
3
2
2
2
3
)
(
1
1
1
1
+ ( )
3
2
2
2 3
1 = 2
1
1 1
3
b
Supply
(a)
Data
Aquisitation
&
Processing
1
1
Taps
b
c
a
+
DC
Generator
c
2
Induction
Motor
Fig. 3.
(b)
Fig. 2. Phasor diagrams for different stator asymmetrical conditions (a)
Stator inter-turn fault and (b) Stator resistance unbalance
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Stator
Winding
Experimental setup
TABLE I
I NDUCTION MOTOR PARAMETERS
()
1
0.5
-0.5
-1
-1
-1.5
-1.5
-2
-2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
(a)
-2
-2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
()
(b)
()
Fig. 4. Stator current vector loci of induction motor with stator inter-turn
fault (a) Experimental and (b) Simulation
2
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Experimental
1.5
cos ( + 2
cos cos ( 2
3
3
)
)
2
sin + 2
(10)
K = sin sin 2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
-0.5
Simulation
1.5
0.5
0.5
()
Simulation
1.5
0.5
()
415
3.8
4.9
8.1
32.15
32.15
539.7
4
0.013
150.8 /
0.87
()
Line voltage
Rated power
Stator winding resistance
Rotor winding resistance (referred to stator)
Stator leakage inductance
Rotor leakage inductance (referred to stator)
Magnetizing inductance
Number of stator poles
Rotor inertia
Rated speed at 50
No-load current
Experimental
1.5
-0.5
-0.5
-1
-1
-1.5
-1.5
-2
-2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
(a)
()
-2
-2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
(b)
()
Fig. 5. Stator current vector loci of induction motor with stator resistance
unblanace (a) Experimental and (b) Simulation
90
Major Axis
Minor Axis
120
Simulation
Experimental
150
0.6
30
Test-1
0.4
Slip Increment
0.2
180
Ellipse
Fig. 6.
60
0.8
Test-2
330
240
300
270
(a)
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90
1
120
60
Experimental
0.8
Test-1
150
0.6
Simulation
30
0.4
0.2
180
210
330
Test-2
240
300
270
(b)
Fig. 7. Polar plot representation of current vector loci (a) Stator inter-turn
fault and (b) Stator resistance unbalance
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