Abstract
High-frequency voltages across the steel ball bearings and the corresponding currents can cause premature bearing failures in electric machines driven by PWM converters. The bearing voltage, one of the most commonly-used failure indicators, depends heavily on the bearing capacitance. This paper presents a combined numerical and experimental approach for the calculation of ball bearing capacitances to address the uncertainty introduced by lubricant property, lubrication status and other metal parts, such as seals and ball retainers. Based on the obtained capacitance breakdown, the influences of temperature, speed and bearing load (radial, axial or combined) on the capacitance are studied. Measurements and associated results of bearing capacitances are provided to validate the proposed method.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
10-2020
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE44975.2020.9235700
Funding Information
The support of Regal Beloit Corporation, University of Kentucky, the L. Stanley Pigman Endowment, and ANSYS Inc., is gratefully acknowledged.
Repository Citation
Han, Peng; Heins, Greg; Patterson, Dean; Theile, Mark; and Ionel, Dan M., "Combined Numerical and Experimental Determination of Ball Bearing Capacitances for Bearing Current Prediction" (2020). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 46.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ece_facpub/46
Notes/Citation Information
Published in 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE).
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The document available for download is the authors’ manuscript version that is accepted for publication. The final published version is copyrighted by IEEE and available as: P. Han, G. Heins, D. Patterson, M. Thiele, and D.M. Ionel, “Combined numerical and experimental determination of ball bearing capacitances for bearing current prediction,” 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, Oct. 11-15, 2020, pp. 5590-5594, doi: 10.1109/ECCE44975.2020.9235700.