Current Signature Test Averts False Indication in Cement Plant
Current Signature Test Averts False Indication in Cement Plant
2 PagesCurrent Signature Test Averts False Indication in Cement Plant Company: Cement Plant in Canada Machine Description: Motor, 300hp, 575V, 295A, 885rpm A routine test was done on several motors in a cement plant in Canada. One such motor was connected to a speed-reducing gearbox driving a coal mill. The gearbox had 3 reduction stages and ratio for each stage was known. CSMeter Averts False Indication in Cement Plant The motor name-plate data and gearbox reduction ratios were defined in a motor database and uploaded to Current Signature Test Instrument (MDSP3). Defining the motor and gearbox took just a couple of minutes once the name- plate parameters were known. The test was performed from the MCC using a 1000A/1V clamp-on current probe around one of the main phase leads to the motor after
