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10 - Industrial Case Histories on Magnetic Forces and Vibration from Induction Motors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2021

William T. Thomson
William T. Thomson
Affiliation:
EM Diagnostics Ltd., Scotland
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Summary

Chapter 10 presents the fundamental causes of electromagnetic forces and consequential vibration in induction motors, including the twice supply frequency component and its harmonics, and the classical rotor slot passing frequency components.

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Vibration Monitoring of Induction Motors
Practical Diagnosis of Faults via Industrial Case Studies
 , pp. 208 - 240
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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