IEEE 1415

Description / Abstract: This guide provides maintenance testing and failure analysis guidance for form-wound, squirrel cage, induction machinery rated up to 15 kV. The guide addresses the following machine systems:

— Stator (winding and wore)

— Rotor (winding and core)

— Vibration and noise

— Bearings and shafts

— Structure, frame

— Ventilation

— Accessories

Purpose

This document is intended for the following purposes:

— To provide guidance concerning the appropriateness of various maintenance tests and interpreting the results of those tests with respect to failure analysis and to routine predictive maintenance activities

— To provide a methodology by which the most probable cause of any particular machine failure may be determined

— To encourage the establishment of routine and uniform data collection so valuable facts of the failure are not destroyed

— To facilitate cooperative efforts by users and manufacturers during failure analysis