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Motor Insulation

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Insulationonamotorpreventsinterconnectionofwindingsandthewindingtoearth.Whenlookingatmotors,itisimportant

tounderstandhowtheinsulationfunctionsanditspracticalapplication.
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1. IECNEMATemperatureRise
2. InsulationLifeandTemperature

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2. TestingInsulation

1. InsulationTestVoltages
2. RecommendedWindingResistanceValues
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3. PolarisationIndex

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IEC60085ElectricalinsulationThermalevaluationanddesignationdividesinsulationintoclasses.Eachclassisgivena
designationthatcorrespondstotheuppertemperaturelimitoftheinsulatingmaterialwhenusedundernormaloperating
conditions.
Thecorrectinsulationofthewindingofamotorisdeterminedbyboththetemperatureriseinthemotorandthetemperature
oftheambientair.
Ifamotorissubjectedtoanambienttemperaturehigherthan40o C,itmustnormallybederatedorahigherinsulation

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MotorInsulationClass
classofmaterialused.

Note:motorsaretypicallyratedforclass'B'or'F'insulation
Tip:specifyaclassFinsulation,butaclassBtemperaturerise.Thisgivesa25oCmargincanbeusedforhigh
ambienttemperaturesforexample.

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IEC NEMA Temperature Rise

ThetablebelowcomparestheIECtemperatureriseratings,withtheNEMAspecification:

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Insulation IEC NEMA NEMA

Class

[1.0SF] [1.5SF]

60

60

70

75

80

80

90

100

105

115

125

125

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Insulation Life and Temperature

Iftheuppertemperaturelimitoftheinsulationmaterialisexceededthelifeoftheinsulationwillbereducedatillustrated

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below.
Theselectionofinsulationclassiscriticaltothelifeofthemotor.Acommonruleofthumbisthatthelifeofthemotor
insulationwillbehalvedforevery8to10Citisoperatedabovetheratedinsulationtemperature

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MotorLifeandTemperature

Testing Insulation

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Priortoputtingthemotorintooperations,duringroutinemaintenanceandfaultfindinganinsulationtesterisusedto
measurethemotorinsulationandverifyitssuitability.

Insulation Test Voltages

MotorVoltage(V) DCTestVoltage(V)
<2000

500

20014000

1000*

40018000

2500*

800116000

5000*

CheckResistanceFirstUsing500V

Recommended Winding Resistance Values

GivenalinetolinevoltageV(kV),windingtemperatureT(o C)thentheminimuminsulationresistance(M)ofthecomplete
windingshouldbegreaterthan:

k=4.159foranewmachine,clean,dry
k=2.869foragedmachine,clean,uncontaminated
k=2.771machineafterseveralyears,normalindustrialpollution
Onathreephasewindingtheresistanceofeachphase:

Polarisation Index

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MotorDryingOutProcess
Thepolarisationindexistheratioofthewindinginsulationresistancemeasuredafterapplyingthetestvoltagefor10
minutestothevalueobtainedafter1minuteandisusedasaguidetothedrynessofthewinding.

Acleandrywindingwilltypicallygiveavaluegreaterthan1.5.Thelowertheratiothegreatertheleakagepathtoground(in
effectthecapabilityoftheinsulationtoholdacapacitivecharge).
Noexactcutoffvaluesexist(1.25to2.5beingcommon).Thebestguideisaconstantratiooversuccessivereadings
takenperiodically

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