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or FAT Test) is performed after completion
of assembly by the manufacturer to prove
that the motor has the same specification
GENERAL
as required in the purchase order.

Pre-Shipment
Inspection

Third Party
Inspection

Vendor
Inspection

Commodity
Inspection

Inspection and Where a load test applicable, the efficiency

Test Plan is determined by IEEE 112 method E1.
When the test facility is not capable of
Factory conducting a full load temperature rise test,
Acceptance the test is carried out at reduced power with
Test results extrapolated to rated values. The
Industrial motor test parameters such as full-load, no-
Inspection load, locked rotor torque, etc. are used as
defined in the IEC60034-1 and IEC60034-
Quality Control
2.

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Plant Cold Winding

Inspection
Resistance Test
Coating
Inspection The purpose of this test at induction motor
testing is to measure the resistance of
stator, rotor and exciter windings to ensure
FIX that the values calculated at 20°C
EQUIPMENT (ambient) conforms to the technical
specifications. These values are used for
Pressure Vessel the calculation of temperature rise. The
resistances are measured by the
Heat Exchanger
Voltammetric method at ambient
Piping System temperature.

Industrial Valve
The test is performed by a current
Steam Boiler generator (greater than 10 Adc) and a
Storage Tank voltmeter. The acceptance criteria shall be
based on manufacturer approved
Process Heater procedure but usually phase to phase
deviation should not be more than 2%, and
max deviation from theoretical value should
ROTARY not be more than 5%.
EQUIPMENT
Centrifugal Temperature Sensor
Pump Resistance Test
Centrifugal
Compressor This test is done to make sure the
continuity and homogeneity of each
Reciprocating temperature sensor defined at 100 Ohms
Compressor for 0°C. A multimeter or temperature direct
Gas Turbine reading probe is used for measurement.
The acceptance criteria depends on test
Steam Turbine
procedure but normally should not be more
Fan & Blower than +/- 2° celsius

E&I Bearing Temperature

EQUIPMENT Test
Electric The bearing temperature is frequently
Generator measured while the induction motor is in

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Electric Motor operation. The recorded temperature

should not beyond acceptance range
Power
specified in test procedure or motor
Transformer
datasheet. The abnormal vibration and
Control Panel noise also shall be verified.

Switchgear

Power Cable No-Load Bearing

Temperature Rise
GET IN The induction motor shall run at the rated
TOUCH voltage and frequency, and each bearing
temperature is measured periodically.
Contact Naturally, the bearing temperature will
increase by passing the time. The
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temperature rise should not be bo more
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testing procedure or motor datasheet. The
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Enter The rotor shall run for a while to get bearing

temperature, and other variables stabilized.
Your
Then, the voltage is increased to the 120%
First of the rated value at the rated motor speed.
Two data points are taken.

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Subsequently, the voltage is decreased to

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110 %, and 1 more data point is taken. This
(optional) process is continued until 60 % of rated
voltage, and several data points are taken.
The voltage between phases, current per
phase and absorbed power shall be
Subscribe measured at each data point. The
measurement can be done by a power
analyzer. The electrical calculation is made
to obtain the actual losses.

The acceptance criteria shall be based on

supplier approved motor routine testing
procedure, but normally the calculated
losses shall be less than of 110% of the
theoretical loss.

Overspeed Test @
Induction Motor Testing
The overspeed test is performed to make
sure that rotor speed can reach to the 1.2
times of the rated speed in 2 minutes. A
speedometer is used to measure the rotor
speed, and no particular noise, excess
vibration and abnormal temperature rise
shall be observed.

Bearing Vibration at No-

Load Condition
Bearing Vibration test is performed when
the rotor running at the no-load condition
and the velocity vibration amplitude shall be
measured in horizontal, vertical and axial
directions. The velocity probe or
accelerometer is used for measurement.
The accelerometer measures vibration
acceleration and not velocity, if used, the
software converts the acceleration to the
velocity by applying the calculation.

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The acceptability of test shall be verified

against acceptance criteria on the induction
motor routine testing procedure, but the
amplitude normally should not be more
than 2.5 mm/s or 0.098 in/s (Root Mean
Square Value).

Locked Rotor Current

and Torque Test
(SC/FLC & ST/FLT)
The purpose of the test in the motor routine
testing is to calculate power factor, starting
current and starting torque. The test is
done on the locked rotor condition. The
starting current might be high, and the test
normally is done at lower voltage and result
of the test extrapolated to the rated voltage.

A power analyzer is used for measurement.

After measurement, the ratio of starting
current to the full load current and starting
torque to full load torques are calculated
(SC/FLC & ST/FLT). The calculated values
shall be verified against acceptance criteria
provided in the approved in the induction
motor test procedure.

Noise Level Test

The motor shall be run at the rated voltage
and rotor speed at the no-load condition,
and noise level should be measured at the
8 to 12 points depending on motor size and
in motor premier at 1 meter distance from
the motor. The noise level normally should
not be more than 80 dBA, but the
measured value shall be checked aginst
acceptance criteria indicated in datasheet
or test procedure.

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Heat Run Test @

Induction Motor Testing
In this test, the machine is coupled with an
appropriate rotating equipment such as the
pump, fan, compressor, etc. then the load
is applied to the rotor.

All variable such as current, voltage, power,

stator temperature, bearing temperature
are measured at the start and also in each
30min based on the test procedure. A
power analyzer and temperature device are
used for measurements.

After thermal stabilization (bearing

temperatures), the motor is stopped, and
hot stator resistances is measured, and
temperature rise is calculated based on
following parameters:

Cold state winding temperature

Winding temperature at test end
Coolant temperature at test end
Cold state stator resistance between
phases
Stator resistance between phases at
the end of the test

The stator temperature rise level shall be

verified based on acceptance criteria
addressed in the induction motor routine
testing protocol /test procedure. This test is
a key test in the induction motor testing.

Insulation Resistance
Test
The test is one of important test in the
induction motor routine testing and is done
to measure the winding insulation
resistance of the armature, field poles,
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probes, space heater and bearings (if

applicable).

A DC voltage is applied to the winding and

the frame to which the magnetic circuit and
other windings are connected. In the case
the stator capacitance is too high for the
instrument the measurement can be
performed phase by phase neutral open.
For main windings, this measurement is
performed twice, before and after the
dielectric test. The measured resistance
values shall be verified aginst acceptance
criteria provided in the test procedure.

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