Crack Propagation of Ground Insulation Failure for Large Motor End-Winding Based on Electromechanical Coupling Phase Field Model

The ground insulation is a key component for large electrical machine, which may present the crack defect after the process treatment and assembly of manufacturing. In this paper, the crack propagations of the ground insulation failure with initial crack in stator end-winding of the large motor were studied by using the coupled phase field model. In the proposed model, the coupled effects of mechanical and electrical fields on the crack propagation and the evolutions were considered by using phase field method and finite element analysis. The results in this paper may provide a new way for the research of multi-factor damage diagnosis and life prediction of motor insulation coupling.