Open AccessQUANTITATIVE THERMOGRAPHY FOR ELECTIC MOTOR EFFICIENTY DIAGNOSIS
Author(s) -
Matt Narrol,
Warren Stiver
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.3947
Subject(s) - thermography , sustainability , work (physics) , computer science , power (physics) , automotive engineering , electric motor , environmental science , reliability engineering , mechanical engineering , engineering , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics , infrared , optics , biology
Global climate change is one of the most important challenges and threats to economic, social and environmental sustainability.. Reducing electrical power demand is an important and necessary step in lessening global climate change and preserving our energy resources for future generations. The objective of this work is the development and demonstration of a quantitative thermographic system to rapidly and noninvasively determine in-use electrical motor efficiency. The development has included testing of four motors in a controlled laboratory setting. This setting permits the complete and steady measurement of electrical power draw, mechanical load applied in addition to the thermal imaging. It provides a reliable means to validate the quantitative thermographic system. The thermographic technique proved to be reliable for all motors at 60% or more of full load.