Index



M
machines:
quality systems, 285-87
ratings (for TRVs), 665-66
testing, 283, 291-314
voltage surges, 660-62, see also electrical
machines
magnetic characteristics, reactors, 973
magnetic couplings, 233
magnetic fields, enclosures, 1075
magnetic particle braking, 55
maintenance:
bearings, 272-76
capacitor units, 953-69
checks on motors, 270-71
controlgear assemblies, 441-42, 444-45
electric motors, 265-267
grounding stations, 806
HV capacitor units, 963-64
insulation, 260-63
LV capacitor units, 963-64
switchgear assemblies, 441-42, 444-45
winding insulation, 255-65
man machine interface (MMI), 388
manufacturing:
capacitors, 933-52
practices switchgear assemblies, 425-27
switchgear assemblies, 425-29
material constants, ground conductors, 813
maximum continuous operating voltage, 685
MCCs, see motor control centres
MCTs, see MOS controlled thyristors
measurement:
electrical machines, 291
ground resistance, 803
power factors, 299
MCOV, 685-86
measuring current transformers, 549-50, see also current transformers
measuring voltage transformers, 532, see also voltage transformers
mechanical:
braking, 54-57
HV& LV mechanical operation verification, 501
interlocks, 431-33
properties of conductors, 1051, 1054
see also aluminium; copper
mesh voltage, 807
metal enclosed bus systems, 983-1037
continuous current capacity, 1094
degree of protection, 1097
design, 997-98, 1007-08
dynamic current testing,1097
field tests, 1094, 1098
impulse voltage withstand, 1094-95
insulation levels, 1095-96leakage current measurement, 1094
minimum sizes of conductors, 1000
momentary peaks currents, 1097
power frequency voltages, 1095-96
rated continuous current capacity, 1094
reactance measurement, 1098
recommended tests, 1093-94
resistance measurement, 1098
routine tests, 1093-94, 1098
seismic disturbances, 1094
service conditions, 997-98, 1004-06
short-circuit effects, 997-1000
solar radiation effects, 1096
standards, 1099
temperature rise, 1094, 1096-97
testing, 1091-99
thermal effects, 998-1000
trunking system endurance, 1098
type tests, 1093-98
types, 985-90, see also bus systems

metal enclosed switchgear assemblies:
busbar testing, 491-92
dynamic current, 499-500
earthquake engineering, 507-26
field tests, 506-07
heat losses, 491
heat run tests, 493
impulse voltage withstand test, 489
insulation, 488
momentary peaks, 499-500
quality systems philosophy, 485
recommended test, 486
routine tests, 486, 506
seismic effects, 508-10
seismic tests, 517-25
short-circuit strength, 495-99
standards, 526-27
temperature rise limits, 490-95
testing, 483-528
type tests procedure, 487-506, see also
switchgear assemblies
metal properties, 1051
see also aluminium; copper
metallized polypropylene capacitors, 935
metals:
grounding conductor constants, 813
grounding conductors, 804-05



 

metering, diesel generators, 589-94
micro siting, 217
state agencies, 220
microprocessor-based relays, 341-43, 872-73
microprocessor-based releases, 731-32
mid-point compensation, 895
mine motors, 202
minimum oil circuit breakers, 727-28
mixed dielectric capacitors, 936-37
moisture detection
in motors, 351
in soil, 812
moment of inertia, 48, 60, 370
momentary peaks:
current, 563-64
metal enclosed assemblies, 499-501
testing, 499, 1097
monitoring:
health surge arresters, 712
insulation, 263-64
motors operating conditions (formed coils), 350-52
MOS controlled thyristors, 130, 132
MOSFETs control, 127
motor control centres (MCCs):
assembly types, 385
draw-out chassis, 430
short-circuit tests, 499
shrouding, 428
space heaters, 428
switchgear assemblies, 428-29
motors:
accelerating torque, 53
actuator motors, 196-97
agriculture, 195-96
bearings, 250-51, 272-76
bearing currents, 165-66, 273-76
braking, 54-58, 125
cable selection, 355, 617-41
card motors, 187
centrifuges, 189-90
circle diagram, 18-20
collieries, 202
commissioning checks, 270
components, 353-57
control,
d.c. link smoothing, 156-57
bipolar junction transistors, 127
constant d.c. voltage source, 157
current sources, 157
cyclo converters, 137
Darlington transistors, 127
direct torque, 123-25
energy conservation, 166-69
evolution solid-state technology, 126-30
feedback devices, 125
frequency converters, 137
gate turn-off switches, 130
insulated gate bipolar transistors, 127-28
inverter units, 151-53
MOSFETs, 127
rectifier unit configurations, 145
regenerative schemes, 155-56
silicon rectifiers, 130-31
slip recovery systems, 171-72
soft starters, 357
soft starting, 169-70
speed variation, 177
static drives, 166-77
stopping, 171
thyristors, 130-33
torque, 121-24
turn-off switches, 131
voltage sources, 157
coordination of motors and drives, 203-04
cranes, 188-89
critical installations, 204
deep-well pumps, 190-95
d.c. drives, 178
direct torque control, 123-25
duties, 63-82
efficiency variation with loading in EE motors, 38
energy efficient motors (EEM), 34-38
calculation for energy saving, 38
coordination, 38
explosion-proof, 200
fault conditions, 324-27
field-oriented control, 120-22
flame-proof, 200
flux braking, 125
flux-oriented phasor control, 122
formulae, 60-365
generators, 587-608
hazardous locations, 198
heating, 49-51
inching, 58
increased safety, 200-01
induction, 3-40, 63-82
induction generators, 212-19
installation, 267-81
ISO specifications, 285-90
jogging, 58
load torque, 47



locked rotors, 51, 335
loom motors, 187-88
lumped capacitances of winding, 274
maintenance, 260, 267-81
mill centrifuges, 189
mines, 202
monitoring operating conditions, 350-53
mounting types, 20-21
no-load start-up, 50
noise, 197-98, 209, 300-01, 580-01
non-sparking, 202
on-load start-up, 50
opposing torque, 47
phasor control, 117-25
power stations, 207-09
pressurized enclosures, 202
problems solved, 276-78
protection, 317-65
circuit breakers, 357
fuse free system, 356-57
ratings, 357
semiconductor devices, 157-64
switchgear, 357-60
pulley loads, 251
pumps, 190-95
quarries, 202
re-acceleration, 206-07, 209
recovery voltage, 660
remedies to problems, 276-78
retrofitting, 38
ring frame, 187-88
safety devices, 349
semiconductor devices, 145-51
service conditions
bus systems, 1004
cables, 623
motors, 9
switchgear assemblies, 414
service factors, 198
shaft currents, 165, 273-75
single phasing, 324-25, 335-36
single phasor/vector control, 118-20
slip-ring induction type, 95-110
special-purpose, 185-220
speed sensors, 125
speed-torque curves, 43
spinning frame motors, 187-88
stalled conditions, 51-52
stalling protection, 335
standards, 60, 182, 364
start-up, 49-50
starting current effects, 46-47
starting frequency, 59-60
static control, 111-83
stator currents, 321
steep-fronted TRVs, 662-67
stopping frequency, 59-60
sugar mill centrifuges, 189-90
surface-cooled, 196
surge arresters, 708-09
textile, 187-88
thermal power stations, 207-09
thermal withstand time, 50-52
thermistor protection, 346-49
time of start-up, 47-50
torque, 41-62
accelerating, 47-49
locked rotor condition, 51
pull-in or pull-up, 43
pull-out or break down, 43
rated, 43
speed torque, 43-45
starting or break away, 43
total protection, 343-46
transient recovery voltage, 650
triacs, 131
TRVs, 650
turbine pumps, 190-91
unfavourable conditions, 319-24
vector control, 117-25
vibration, 197-98, 209, 300-01, 580-01
water-cooled, 351
Zone specifications, 200-02, see also electric motors; HV & LV motors; slip-ring induction motors; squirrel cage induction motors
moulding compounds, 421
mounting:
busbars, 421, 1033, 1039-48
CBCTs, 783-86
conductors, 1041
current transformers, 783-86
induction motors, 20
insulators, 1041
practices, 1039-48
types, 20
moving electrode electrolyte controllers/starters, 108-09
multicore cables, 617-41
multispeed motors connection diagrams, 114

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