Product Description

Cutsforth's Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) system is a permanently installed, online motor monitoring solution that uses three-phase voltage and current signals to continuously detect potential motor faults and anomalies. The ESA toolkit within InsightCM™ computes features specific to electrical data and motors, extending beyond standard phasor and waveform analysis to provide a comprehensive picture of motor health.

A single ESA acquisition device can monitor up to nine motors connected to a single voltage bus. Installation near Motor Control Centers (MCCs) or switchgear minimizes cable lengths and associated installation costs.

The ESA system is capable of detecting and trending the following fault modes:

The ESA system can make use of protective relay current transformers (CTs) and potential transformers (PTs) already installed in the facility to simplify installation and reduce signal-conditioning costs. Where CTs and PTs are not already present, direct measurements can be made with appropriately sized instrumentation that integrates into the ESA platform.

All ESA data is managed, displayed, and analyzed within Cutsforth's InsightCM™ condition monitoring software. InsightCM™ is a Cutsforth-developed application providing full access to waveforms, multi-sensor technology inputs, enterprise software connectivity, and analytics packages. Feature data calculated by InsightCM™ can be transmitted to plant historians for integration into advanced pattern recognition (APR) models or other machine learning platforms.

The ESA viewers available in InsightCM™ include:

For more information on InsightCM™ features, visit the InsightCM™ user manual at https://support.cutsforth.com.