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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 18, 2016
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Luca Peretti, Järfälla, SE;
Mehanathan Pathmanathan, Västerås, SE;
Omer Ikram Ul Haq, Surahammar, SE;
Subrat Sahoo, Västerås, SE;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A method for determining an undesired condition in an electrical drive system including an electrical machine and an electrical drive, wherein the method includes a) obtaining a measured signal of an electrical or mechanical parameter, b) obtaining a frequency spectrum of the measured signal, that contains a measured frequency component, c) determining whether the measured frequency component is within a predetermined distance from a trend line, which trend line is associated with only one specific frequency component of the electrical or mechanical parameter present during a specific undesired condition, d) on the condition that the measured frequency component is within the predetermined distance from the trend line increasing a counter associated with the trend line, e) repeating steps a) to d), wherein in case the counter reaches a predetermined number determining that the electrical drive system is subjected to the undesired condition associated with the trend line.