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TESTING EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR AND GENERATOR WINDINGS

Iris Power EVTracIITM

Continuous On-Line Endwinding Vibration Monitor

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IRIS POWER EVTracII SYSTEM

Iris Power EVTrac technology is a robust and cost effective continuous on-line endwinding vibration monitor that
revolutionizes the detection and alarming of the presence of endwinding looseness and vibration in motor and
generator stator windings. This system collects and analyzes vibration data from fiber optic accelerometers in
real time, providing maintenance staff with a tool to collect and trend endwinding vibration conditions. Utilizing
state-of-the-art electronics and high-speed acquisition, the system processes the vibration signal and displays the
displacement across the frequency range of interest. Once configured, the Iris Power EVTracII requires no user
intervention, will alarm when significant vibration levels are detected, and is ideal for fingerprinting and trending
the vibration as the endwinding and support system loosens with aging.

SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR AND MOTOR ENDWINDINGS

The part of motor and generator stator windings outside of the stator core is referred to as the endwinding.
The endwinding is at high-voltage and requires support against mechanical vibration driven by electrical and
mechanical forces. Machine endwindings are designed so that under normal circumstances these mechanical
stresses are controlled enough to prevent damage. However, the endwinding can be damaged due to:
• Looseness of the endwinding support and tie structure due to mechanical aging and thermal expansion.
• Poor design of the endwinding bracing with resonance conditions close to the primary mechanical forces of
rotational frequency and twice line frequency (100/120 Hz).
• Abnormal operating events such as short circuits resulting in stress and deflection of components beyond their
mechanical limits.
• Relative motion between one component and another which can abrade the high voltage insulation on the
coils.
Endwinding vibration can lead to cracking of the coil/bar insulation just outside of the stator slot and, in severe
cases, may cause the copper conductors to fatigue crack leading to high arcing currents. Eventually, any of these
issues can lead to stator winding ground faults.

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The purpose of endwinding FEATURES

vibration monitoring is to directly
• Accepts signals from Iris Power EVA or any third party 100mV/g
measure if the stator endwindings
accelerometer.
are vibrating excessively during
normal operation, so that any • Monitors up to 12 single axis (EVA-S) or dual axis (EVA-D) sensors.
incipient vibration can be detected • One input available for a core vibration EVA-S which is used to gauge
(and corrected) at an early the effect of core/frame vibration on the endwinding.
stage, well before failure. The
• Provides relay contact to alert user of high vibration levels.
monitoring system consists of four
components: • Up to 2 years of storage for archiving daily vibration data and trending
at user selectable intervals.
• endwinding vibration
accelerometers (EVA) mounted • Multiple communication ports: USB, Ethernet.
at critical locations in the • Measurements can be downloaded, locally or remotely, to a computer
endwinding, with Iris Power Application Manager™ software.
• fiber optic cable to connect the • Optional Modbus over TCP/IP protocol available for built-in server and
sensors outside of the motor or client capability, for collecting operating data relevant to the vibration
generator frame, signals and to provide displacement to third party software.
• electro-optical unit to convert • User-friendly Windows™ based software for data display and analysis.
the optical signals to millivolts
which are proportional to the Capabilities
acceleration, • Analysis of up to 12 EVA-D endwinding and 1 EVA-S core sensor
• EVTracII monitor to digitize, including high vibration alarms.
process and store the vibration • Analyze tests and trend at different operating conditions for a more
data. certain prediction of stator endwinding vibration conditions.
• Perform a spot measurement, or automatically acquire results over
months and years during normal generator load changes, without user
intervention.
• Combine endwinding vibration monitoring with Iris Power on-line partial
discharge testing to provide a complete diagnostic for stator winding
condition monitoring.
• Vibration vs frequency spectrum, vibration vs time waveform, overall
vibration trend, specific frequency trend, operating parameter trend,
historical statistics display.

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ENDWINDING VIBRATION SYSTEM

On-line measurements require the permanent installation
of accelerometers on the stator endwinding to measure
the vibration levels. These sensors can be retrofitted
during a machine outage after some disassembly, or EVA
installed on new machines in the factory. The Iris Power
EVA are application-specific fiber optic accelerometers
ideal for installation in air- or hydrogencooled machines.
The sensors have been qualified using rigorous laboratory EVA
accelerated aging tests to demonstrate accuracy, reliability
and robustness. The sensors come in single (EVA-S) or dual
(EVA-D) axis configuration allowing users to monitor either
radial, or radial/tangential acceleration. EVA
The optical signal from the sensor is converted to an
electrical signal via an EOU (electro-optical unit) which EVA
is independent of the sensor and located in a NEMA4X
enclosure external to the machine. This increases system
reliability as the electronics can be directly accessed for
repair/calibration with no machine disassembly.
In the case of hydrogen-cooled machines, the leads from up to 6
EVA-D and one core EVA-S can be routed out of the machine through
a hermetically sealed feed-through. The optional hydrogen penetration
kit consists of a comprehensive penetration requiring only 1 hole in the
generator casing, nitrogen gas pressure tested to 400 PSI (2800 kPa).
In general EVAs should be located according to the level of concern for
any particular area of the endwinding and ideally based on off-line impact
testing (bump testing) and a modal analysis. Typically, phase connections
and jumpers exhibit more significant vibrations and are therefore locations
of concern. In addition, sensors should be installed on chosen coil ends
and connections circumferentially around the endwinding to detect global
patterns of vibration.
Regardless of the accelerometer technology, data from permanently
installed endwinding accelerometers can be measured continuously on-
line with the Iris Power EVTracII. Once the data are acquired, the EVTracII
automatically processes the vibration signal and an alarm is triggered
where significant vibration levels are detected. Periodically the waveform
and spectra are stored as well as overall and key frequency trend data.

Iris Power EVTracII and Iris Power Application Manager are trademarks of Qualitrol-Iris Power.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

QUALITROL-IRIS POWER HAS BEEN THE WORLD LEADER IN MOTOR AND GENERATOR WINDING DIAGNOSTICS SINCE 1990,
PROVIDING A FULL LINE OF ON-LINE AND OFF-LINE TOOLS, AS WELL AS COMMISSIONING AND CONSULTING SERVICES.

Iris Power LP
3110 American Drive
Mississauga, ON, Canada L4V 1T2
Phone: +1-905-677-4824
Fax: +1-905-677-8498
Sales.iris@qualitrolcorp.com

Qualitrol Company LLC

1385 Fairport Road
www.irispower.com Fairport, NY, USA 14450
Phone: +1-585-586-1515
www.qualitrolcorp.com Fax: +1-585-377-0220
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