Types of insulation class used in electrical motor

Types of insulation class used in electrical motor/ transformer:

There are three main categories of insulating materials, gases, liquids, and solids. The types of insulating materials are classified mainly based on thermal capability. The insulation is the primary thing to resist electrical stresses in electrical motor,transformer.it should also be able to withstand other stresses which the insulation encounters during manufacture, storage, and operation.

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The performance of the insulation depends on its operating temperature. The higher the temperature, the higher will be the rate of its chemical degradation, and hence the lower will be its operating life.

if the life of insulation is expected long, its operating temperature must be maintained low i.e in it's operating range. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the limits of temperature for which insulation, will ensure safe operation over its expected life.

insulation classes for electric motors, transformer are classified as follows 

Thus the types of ac machine insulating materials are divided into different classes A, B, and E, F, H ,Y.

CLASS ‘Y’ INSULATION - 90 ºC
CLASS ‘A’ INSULATION - 105 ºC
CLASS ‘E’ INSULATION - 120 ºC
CLASS ‘B’ INSULATION - 130 ºC
CLASS ‘F’ INSULATION - 155 ºC
CLASS ‘H’ INSULATION - 180 ºC
CLASS ‘C’ INSULATION - >180 ºC

Insulation Class Y : 9O°C:

Withstands  the temperature of up to 90°C; typically made of cotton, silk, or paper, natural rubber, polyvinyl chloride, etc. formerly O

  

Insulation Class A: 105°C

Class A insulation consists of materials such as cotton, silk, and paper when suitably impregnated or coated or when immersed in a dielectric liquid such as oil. Other materials or combinations of materials may be included in this class if by experience or tests they can be shown to be capable of operation at the Class A temperature

 

Insulation class ‘E’  120°C

Insulation of this class has an operating temperature of 120 ºC. Insulators used for enameling of wires fall in this category. e.g. pvc etc.

Insulation Class B: 13O°C

Class B insulation consists of materials or combinations of materials such as mica, glass fibre, asbestos, etc., with suitable bonding, impregnating or coating substances.

Insulation Class E: 12O°C

Insulation of this class has an operating temperature of 120 ºC. Insulators used for enameling of wires fall in this category. e.g. pvc etc.
Polyethylene, terephthalate, cellulose, triacetate, polyurethanes.

Insulation Class F: 155°C 

Impregnated materials, impregnated or glued with better varnishes e.g. polyurethane, epoxides etc. fall in this category with an operating temperature of about 155 ºC

Insulation Class H: 18O°C

Class H insulation consists of materials such as silicone elastomer and combinations of materials such as mica, glass fiber, asbestos etc.
As class B with silicone resin binder, silicone rubber, aromatic poly-amide, polymide film and estermide enamel.

CLASS ‘C’ INSULATION

 

Insulators which have operating temperatures more than 180 ºC fall in class C insulation category. e.g. glass, ceramics, poly tera fluoro ethylene, mica etc.
All the national standards allow equipment to work up to these temperatures, but in practice, certain differentials are allowed because of the overloads, other manufacturing advantages, and economics.

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