Voltage, Veterans, and Victory: Building an Engineering Legacy from Military Roots
In mid-November 1984, I entered the US Navy as a prospective electrician through the Chicago MEPS station. Coming from the Chicago Western suburbs, I was sent t... Read more.
Insulation Testing in Transition: The Reshaping of IEEE Standards 43 and P97
We will focus on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Standard 43 and the in-development IEEE P97 for brevity. IEEE 43 is titled "... Read more.
Examining Load Effects on ESA/MCSA and the Importance of Resolution
Over the past few years, some incorrect information has been provided, resulting in standards and trade articles associated with Electrical Signature Analysis (... Read more.
ESA vs MCSA: How Do They Compare in Electric Motor Diagnostics?
Recently, an article was published by a trade magazine that suggested that ESA could do a complete electric motor and powertrain, while MCSA was limited in iden... Read more.
Case Study: An 800-HP Motor’s Fate After Two Years of Neglect
Getting out in the field as part of research on electric-motor life cycles, remaining-useful-life (RUL) studies, (Time to Failure Estimation (TTFE), or, as we r... Read more.
