| Summary: | This book has 16 chapters. The following topics are dealt with:- Introduction to condition monitoring; Rotating electrical machines; Electrical machine construction, operation and failure modes; Reliability of machines and typical failure rates; Signal processing and instrumentation requirements; Online temperature monitoring; Online chemical monitoring; Online vibration monitoring; Online current, flux and power monitoring; Online partial discharge (PD) electrical monitoring; Online variable speed drive machine monitoring; Offline monitoring; Condition-based maintenance and asset management; Application of artificial intelligence techniques to CM; Safety, training and qualification; and Overall conclusions. Appendices on Failure modes and root causes in the rotating electrical machines; Draft CM good practice guide, MCSA; and Electrical machines, drives and condition monitoring timeline are given.
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