Operating Instructions and Maintenance Manual …

1 A REGAL-BELOIT COMPANY. Operating Instructions and Maintenance Manual for Low voltage AC Induction Motors Motors for the Long Run! CONTENTS. Item Pages 1. Inspection & Storage 1 2. 2. Pre-Installation Checks 2 3. 3. Installation 3 9. 4. Routine Maintenance 9 12. 5. Trouble Shooting 12 13. 6. Renewal & Spares 13. WELCOME TO THE MARATHON ELECTRIC RECEIPT AND STORAGE. FAMILY Receipt & Inspection Your motor has been manufactured in one of the most Unpack carefully and check for transit damage modern facilities in World. Each component and which may have caused damage/breakage of complete motor assembly has been subjected to a series any part. The machine should be thoroughly of strict quality checks. Our manufacturing plants are cleaned from dust, dirt and flakes of packing certified by BVQI for ISO9001 Quality Management material.

2 In case of transit damage contact system. l o c a l M A R AT H O N E l e c t r i c b r a n c h office/Divisional HQ/insurance surveyor. We are therefore able to guarantee your motor against manufacturing defects for a period of 12 months from Terminal entry Check and ensure that terminal this date subject to the following terms and conditions. box is properly located as per requirement. Ensure free rotation of motor shaft. HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK. Handling Electric motors manufactured by MARATHON Electric comply with all Indian/IEC requirements, relating to such machines, Motors without an eyebolt should be lifted directly and to specific customer requirements. by the body of the motor utilizing the terminal box and frame. The fan housing should not be used for TEFC cage motors complying to IEC requirements additionally lifting purpose.

3 Comply to relevant EU safety regulations as per EN60204- When an eyebolt is provided, ensure that it is 1. TEFC cage motors are also available complying to both screwed firmly into the frame upto the eyebolt IEC and NEMA specifications. Flameproof motors are shoulder. With horizontal mounting motors, lifting manufactured complying to all certification requirements should be vertical from eyebolt. from relevant statutory authorities and have BIS marking. Vertical motors are provided with two lugs / eyebolts The motors are carefully inspected and individually tested diametrically opposite to each other around the before despatch to ensure that they comply with the circumferential periphery. Eyebolt provided for requirements of relevant specifications in respect of both flange mounted motors are only suitable for taking electrical and mechanical features and they are safe in an additional load not exceeding the motor weight.

4 Operation in the specified environment. Before lifting the motor, the weight of the motor Motors must be installed as per the local electrical code / should be referred and considered. regulations, by an authorised person. Motors must be In case of very large or special motors, sometimes protected against overload and short circuit. special Instructions /diagrams are provided for The purpose of this Manual is to emphasize the importance proper handling. These should be followed to avoid of observing essential installation and Maintenance damage and ensure safe handling of the machine. procedure. Reasonable attention to these few points would amply be repaid by trouble free service with low Maintenance Storage expenses. Site Indoor storage is always preferable as We have tried to include as much data as possible.

5 However, it provides controlled atmosphere. Motors stored it should be appreciated that in a condensed booklet of this outdoor requires better care and more frequent check-ups. type, it is not possible to include complete details on all different types of motors encountered in various industrial Storage site should be free from vibration. fields. However, should further information be required, it Induced vibration due to heavy vehicles passing will be furnished on request. Communication should state nearby or a heavy machine running aside is the particulars stamped on the rating plate, including Motor not desirable too. Serial Number ( No.). Atmosphere The place must be clean, dry. Moisture can rust steel parts, cause pitting on Should any problems be encountered which are not covered the bearing and seriously reduce the insulation by this publication, a team of experienced engineers is resistance.

6 Available to advise on correct procedures. Due to note ideal storage conditions, the winding For any such requirement, please get in touch with our could absorb moisture necessiating drying out nearest branch office. operation. 1. Protection Protect from dust, dirt, oil, Ensure a good circulation of air inside the moisture, etc. Rust preventing coating applied baking oven. to the exposed parts, should be checked and Check the insulation resistance at regular should be applied again as required. intervals and log the reading so that rate of Motors should be covered and should be kept drying can be evaluated. Drying out would on a raised platform. Seal/Plug the cable entry continue until the value reaches 1 Meg hole to avoid entrapment of moisture and ohms.

7 Drying process should be unhurried. vermin. Low voltage current heating Where a Space heating Space heaters, when provided, controllable Low voltage DC or single phase should be left energized for the duration of AC Supply is available, the heating effect caused storage to prevent moisture condensation. by such supply can be used for drying out the windings. However, care must be taken to Bearings Rotate shaft at least once per month ensure that current value does not exceed 50%. to prevent brinelling and hardening of grease. of the rated value with the voltage generally Grease life is approximately two years on being 10% to 20% of the rated value. In the storage subject to implementation of above case of slipring motors care must be taken to procedure.

8 Short circuit the slipring and the rotor Periodic Inspection The motor should be mechanically locked. inspected at a regular interval during storage Heaters around machine In case of non- and its insulation resistance should be checked availability of above facilities, Carbon filament time to time. lamps / heaters / infra red lamps can be place inside / around the machine ensuring that the hot bulbs / elements do not make contact with PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKS the windings. The winding should be suitably enclosed leaving a hole at the top of the Measuring insulation resistance enclosure for moisture escape. The insulation systems used on the windings of the While drying out is in progress, the insulation machines are designed to give reliable service life resistance should be checked at regular intervals under the specified Operating conditions.

9 To ensure and the readings logged. It will be noted that the that the integrity of the insulation had been insulation resistance will drop considerably as the maintained during periods of storage, it is essential machine warms up, but as drying out proceeds it to check insulation resistance value for both stator will gradually increase. The drying out should be and rotor (slip ring motors) windings. continued as long as the insulation resistance rises, Hence before installation, the stator and rotor (slip or until it is above the minimum acceptable value. ring motors) winding insulation resistance should The insulation resistance of heaters (if provided). be checked using a 500V megger. The insulation can also be measured with a 500V Megger. resistance, measured between the terminal and the Measurements on thermistor circuits must be made frame, with the machine cold, should not be less at a voltage less than 100V by use of an than machine voltage in kV + 1' meg ohms.

10 Multimeter. Drying out Safety Precautions If it is less than this recommended value, stator Before attempting any insulation resistance test, it (Rotor for slip ring motor as applicable) winding is essential to earth the frame of the machine and need to be dried out by one of the following methods: any parts of the winding not being tested, including all auxiliary circuits. Space Heaters Electric Space Heaters if Dry insulation with a high resistance is capable of provided may be useful for drying out windings holding on electrical charge for several hours after where the moisture is on or close to the surface removal of the applied voltage . Hence, for reasons of the outer layer of insulation. However, if the of both safety and accuracy, it must be ensured that moisture has penetrated the winding, especially the winding under test is adequately earthed both on old machines, then the method is unlikely before and after the application of the test potential.