R. Panneer Selvam
Joint Director, Central Power Research Institute, Bengaluru – 560080, Karnataka
Yamini Gupta
Engineering Officer, Central Power Research Institute, Bengaluru – 560080, Karnataka
D. Nagesh Babu
Engineering Assistant, Central Power Research Institute, Bengaluru – 560080, Karnataka
Abstract
Equipment is subjected to vibration due to operating environment, transportation, handling and earthquake. Vibration results in dynamic loading, wherein failure of equipment depends on magnitude and frequency content of vibration. Equipment should perform its desired function during and/or after the vibration. The need to understand the effects of vibration and shock on equipment reliability is paramount. Vibration qualification is performed to determine if a product can withstand the rigors of its intended use environment, to ensure the final design will not fall apart during shipping, for environmental stress screening to weed out production defects, or even as a form of accelerated stress testing. Vibration tests are commonly used to improve the reliability of instruments, sub components and equipment or a system. Earthquake is the natural disaster which results in three-dimensional ground vibrations. Failure analysis of electrical equipment subjected to operational vibration environment is presented in this paper.