Influence of squirrel cage faults on shaft voltage and currents values in induction motors

The paper presents initial results of laboratory investigations. These results emphasize the intensification of the phenomena connected with bearing currents flow at different rotor cage damages. In the section 3 is presented the influence of rotor cage damages on the shaft voltage value. The subject of these studies was a low power induction motor (fig. 3), taking into consideration easiness and low costs of necessary modernization of it. On the figure 4 is presented the diagram of the shaft voltage and current measurement system. The measurements results are presented on the figures 10, 11, 12. Conclusions drawn from laboratory researches are presented in chapter 4