If you mention harmonics, engineers get excited while the eyes of non-engineers glaze over. The truth is that harmonics can be easily understood when explained in layman’s terms.

Si mencionas la palabra armónicos, los ingenieros se emocionan mientras que los ojos de los que no lo son se nublan. La verdad es que los armónicos se pueden entender fácilmente cuando se explican en términos sencillos. 

The effects of excessive temperature on motor performance are notorious. After moisture, they are the greatest contributor to bearing and winding failures. Understanding the source of increased temperature is key to correcting the problem and improving the reliability of your facility’s motor fleet.

This paper, originally presented at the 2014 EASA convention, deals with understanding IEEE Std 519 and various mitigation methods in order to meet those recommendations. It also reviews the types of filtering that is available to reduce the reflected waves, first turn insulation stress, and common mode voltages seen at the motor terminals.

Whenever an application engineer is planning on installing adjustable speed drives for AC motors, line current harmonics and reflected waves are two factors that need to be addressed. This paper, presented at the 2013 EASA Convention, deals with understanding IEEE Std 519 and various mitigation methods in order to meet those recommendations. It also reviews the types of filtering that is available to reduce the reflected waves seen at the motor terminals.

This started as an article to explain those cases where a 2-pole winding concentric-to-lap conversion will not run. The cause has to do with the coil pitch selected and slot spatial harmonics. These harmonics have a harmful effect on motor performance. The key is avoiding certain coil pitches, and the "problem" 2-pole pitch depends on the number of slots and the coil pitch. To make the article more useful, it includes tables to identify "preferred" coil pitches for2-pole, 3-phase windings, as well as those that should be avoided.