UNIT-4

Trouble Shooting

Prepared By: Aesha K. Joshi(LEE)

Flow of presentation
Normal performance of electrical equipment
Causes of internal and external fault
Common troubles in various electrical equipment
Instruments and tools for trouble shooting
Need of trouble shooting chart
Trouble shooting chart
Normal performance of electrical
equipment
Normally the following conditions are considered as
the normal conditions of performance of the electrical
equipment:

 Speed
 Voltage
 Current
 Temperature
Protective gears used in electrical
equipments
Normally the following protective devices are
employed in electrical equipment:

 Fuse
 Overload protection
 Under voltage/overvoltage protection
 Temperature limiter
Causes of faults in electrical equipments

External causes:

1. Overvoltage
2. Under voltage
3. Overloading
4. Interruption in supply voltage
5. Defect in starting or control circuit
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Internal causes:

 Mechanical:
1. Improper bearing
2. Broken brush holder
3. Loose commentator bar
4. Loosening of armature core
5. Bent shaft
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Electrical internal causes:

1. Punctured insulation
2. Short circuit in winding
3. Loose connections
4. Damaged commutator
5. Improper setting of brushes
6. Wrong electrical connections
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Magnetic Internal causes:

1. Short circuit in stampings

2. Loose pole fittings
3. Uneven air gap
4. Misalignment of poles
Trouble shooting
The process of tracing the fault by logical sequence and
clearing it is known as the trouble shooting

Following steps are followed in trouble shooting:

 To take note of trouble

 To decide the responsible part from the effort of trouble
 To isolate the faulty part or circuit
 To start procedure of clearing the fault
 To put back the equipment in service after clearance of
fault
Instruments required in trouble shooting
Multi meter
Megger
Earth tester
Tongue tester
Phase sequence indicator
Watt meter
Tachometer
Thermometer
Growler
Cell tester
Hydrometer
Spirit level
Dial gauge
Line tester
Tools and other materials required in
trouble shooting
Wire gauge
Filler gauge
Bearing puller
Under cutting tool
Soldering iron
Sand paper
Cotton and PVC tape
Varnish
Cleaning solvent
Thank you