Stator Current Demodulation for Induction Machine Rotor Faults Diagnosis

Several studies have demonstrated that induction machine faults introduce phase and/or amplitude modulation of the stator currents. Hence, demodulation of the stator currents is of high interest for induction machines faults detection and diagnosis. The demodulation techniques can be classified into mono-dimensional and multi-dimensional approaches. The mono-dimensional techniques include the synchronous demodulator, the Hilbert transform, the Teager energy operator and other approaches. The multi-dimensional approaches include the Concordia transform and the Principal Component Analysis. Once the demodulation has been performed, demodulated signals are further processed in order to measure failure severity. In this paper, we present a comprehensive comparison of these demodulation techniques for eccentricity and broken rotor bars faults detection.