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Electric Motor Vibration Limits Guide

This document discusses vibration levels in electric motors. It provides vibration limits according to frame size for different mounting configurations and severity levels A and B. It also summarizes ISO 10816-1 vibration severity classifications for installed electric motors from class I to IV based on RMS velocity, with classifications from A to D where C and D indicate corrective action may be needed.

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Electric Motor Vibration Limits Guide

This document discusses vibration levels in electric motors. It provides vibration limits according to frame size for different mounting configurations and severity levels A and B. It also summarizes ISO 10816-1 vibration severity classifications for installed electric motors from class I to IV based on RMS velocity, with classifications from A to D where C and D indicate corrective action may be needed.

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  • Vibration - Electric Motors

Welkon Limited VIBRATION - ELECTRIC MOTORS

All MEZ motors are dynamically balanced with half key as standard and the vibration severity corresponds with
vibration severity level A (grade N -normal), unless option 'L00-Execution with vibration severity level B' (reduced
vibration severity) is selected.

For Half key balancing the


F H following symbol is marked
on the rating plate
H
Balancing with Full key Balancing with Half key
As per IEC 60034-14 these are the vibration limit values for rotor balancing:
Frame size 56 < frame < 132 132 < frame < 280 frame > 280
Vibration
Displacement Velocity Acceleration Displacement Velocity Acceleration Displacement Velocity Acceleration
level Mounting
µm mm/s m/s² µm mm/s m/s² µm mm/s m/s²
Free suspension 25 1.6 2.5 35 2.2 3.5 45 2.8 4.4
A
Rigid mounting 21 1.3 2.0 29 1.8 2.8 37 2.3 3.6
Free suspension 11 0.7 1.1 18 1.1 1.7 29 1.8 2.8
B
Rigid mounting - - - 14 0.9 1.4 24 1.5 2.4

The interface frequencies for displacement/velocity and velocity/acceleration are 10Hz and 250Hz respectively.

When evaluating the general vibration of the Installed Electric Motors the RMS vibration velocity is generally
tested [mm/s] (frequency bandwidth between 10Hz and 1000Hz).
This technique is generally sufficient. The limit values for the vibration severity values are defined by ISO 10816-1
depending on motor classes. 5
2
The vibration condition is classified as follows: Vibration testing points 6
A - recently commissioned motor installation
B - unlimited satisfactory long time operation
C - short-time operation 4
D - vibration level that causes damage to the motor
3 1
RMS vibration
Class I Class II Class III Class IV
velocity
0.28 mm/s
0.45 mm/s A A
0.71 mm/s A A
Class I Industrial electrical motors up to 15kW
1.12 mm/s
1.8 mm/s B Industrial electrical motors 18.5kW to 75kW with no special

2.8 mm/s B Class II foundations or rigid mounted motors up to 300kW on

4.5 mm/s
C B special foundations

7.1 mm/s
C B Large prime-movers and other large motors with rotating
11.2 mm/s C Class III
masses mounted on rigid stiff foundations

18 mm/s D C
28 mm/s D D Class IV
Large prime-movers and other large machines with rotating
masses mounted on soft foundations (turbo generator sets,
45 mm/s D gas turbines with P>10 MW)

If the vibration of the installed motor is classified as C or D the installation /connection to the driven equipment has to be fixed.

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