Overheating Electric Motors: A Major Cause of Failure ...
Apr 01, 2003· Overheating Electric Motors: A Major Cause of Failure. EP Editorial Staff | April 1, 2003 ... this is the difference between life and death to a motor. For example at a coalfired power plant in the United States, a 7000 hp motor was running with only 7 percent overcurrent, but an 8 percent overvoltage. ... For example, if a 100 hp motor ...