Measurement of electrical polar symmetry in turbogenerator rotors

This paper presents a measurement technique and an analysis of the electrical polar symmetry in turbogenerator rotors using the so-called recurrent pulse comparison with the injection of charge as the excitation source. The polar symmetry should be measured because it provides information that allows electrical insulation failures in the rotor winding to be detected. A simple electrical model for the rotor is introduced, and the technique for comparing the recurrent pulses is analysed in detail. The particular measurement instrumentation and the analysis of the results obtained in the time and frequency domains, including their relation to the rotor failures, are also described.