Multiple-Kernel MRVM With LBFO Algorithm for Fault Diagnosis of Broken Rotor Bar in Induction Motor

Induction motors are key equipments widely used in modern industries. Fault diagnosis of broken rotor bar (BRB) timely and accurately is very important to ensure the reliable operation of induction motors (IMs). In this study, a multivariate relevance vector machine with multiple Gaussian kernels (MKMRVM) and principal component analysis (PCA) are developed to construct a classification model. Then an improved bacterial foraging optimization combining with Levy fight mechanism, named LBFO, is employed to tune the kernel parameters of MKMRVM to obtain the optimal fault diagnosis model. Finally, The LBFO-based MKMRVM classification model is used to identify the diagnosis of BRB of IMs. The performance is assessed based on a comprehensive experiment of fault diagnosis of BRB. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method may achieve high diagnosis accuracy for different noise levels of diagnosis signals and is superior to other related fault diagnosis techniques.