Harmonics Cogging Crawling
Harmonics Cogging Crawling
in Electrical Machines
Overview and Impacts
Harmonics
• Definition: Harmonics are voltages or currents
operating at frequencies that are integer
multiples of the fundamental frequency.
• Causes: Non-linear loads like transformers,
inverters, or rectifiers.
• Effects:
• • Increased heating and reduced efficiency.
• • Increased electromagnetic interference
(EMI)..
• Harmonics Mitigation:
• Use of filters and reactors.
• Choosing machines designed to handle
Cogging
• Definition: Cogging, or 'magnetic locking,'
occurs when the rotor refuses to start or runs
jerkily at low speeds.
• Causes: Misalignment between rotor and
stator slots, unequal magnetic pull.
• Effects:
• Motor may fail to start or starts with difficulty.
• Prevention:
• • Skewing rotor slots.
• • Ensuring proper rotor-stator slot
combination.
Crawling
• Definition: Crawling is when a motor runs at a speed
much lower than the synchronous speed, typically
around one-seventh of it.
• Causes: Harmonics, especially the 7th harmonic,
influence the motor torque.
• Effects:
• • Reduced motor performance at light loads.
• Prevention:
• • Proper motor design and harmonic reduction
techniques.