Includes:

Course materials (Workbook, Motor Circuit Analysis Manual and Pattern Recognition)

Upon Completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Motor Circuit Analysis Training Course (MCA)

• Understand why most winding insulation degradation goes undetected until catastrophic failure occurs
• Describe the main types of failures associated with AC Motors
• Develop a basic understanding of how the chemical makeup of the electrical insulations can affect its response to injected low voltage signals
• Understand the basic laws & principles of Electro-magnetism
• Review the basic physics principles such as the Oersted’s & Faraday’s law, combined with the theory of relativity & Maxwell’s equation & other atomic & electrical laws that have led to the development our modern electrical machinery & learn how these principles combine to affect the electrical response of signals injected to the machines winding system
• Describe how changes in the insulation systems affect the R, L, Z, and I/F of the winding system
• Explain how Joule’s Law, Ohms Law, and Faraday’s Law affect the various measurement used in MCA
• Identify the components in the winding system; factors that determine Resistance (R), Inductance (L), Capacitance (C), and Impedance (I/F)
• Use the AT7™ to establish a machines condition using static testing & to manually measure R, L, Z, Fi and I/F
• List the different types of AC Motors, identify their components and describe the purpose of each component
• Understand how the major components are assembled and how different configurations affect motor operation, efficiency, and response to low voltage injected signals
• Review how the rotating magnetic field and torque are developed in an AC induction motor
• Understand how motor shaft speed is affected by Voltage, Current, Nameplate Speed and Rated Power
• Learn how electrical insulation fails & the various failure stages & how to use MCA™ to identify the failure stages
• Review the various techniques available to identify electrical insulation failures in winding systems
• Familiarize themselves with the various measurements and guidelines associated with MCA™
• Use MCA™ measurements to evaluate a motor’s winding insulation condition
• Learn how to recognize when to correct MCA™ readings caused by “Rotor Position”
• Learn how to verify & correct for winding insulation alarms caused by “Rotor Position”
• Understand the most common faults associated squirrel cage motors
• Learn how to perform a dynamic test using the AT7™
• Learn to perform, interpret & evaluate an AC squirrel cage induction motor’s winding & rotor condition using the AT7™ DYN test
• Learn how to set-up & operate the MCA™ Basic software
• Understand how to connect AT7™ to host computer, upload MCA™ tests stored in an AT7™ to MCA Basic software input buffer
• Learn how to map data from input buffer to permanent machine data base
• Learn how to create & print reports from the MCA Basic™ software.