Vibration-based adaptive novelty detection method for monitoring faults in a kinematic chain

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Higher-order spectral analysis of stray flux signals for faults detection in induction motors

[EN] This work is a review of current trends in the stray flux signal processing techniques applied to the diagnosis of electrical machines. Initially, a review of the most commonly used standard methods is performed in the diagnosis of failures in induction machines and using stray flux; and then specifically it is treated and performed the algorithms based on statistical analysis using cumulants and polyspectra. In addition, the theoretical foundations of the analyzed algorithms and examples applications are shown from the practical point of view where the benefits that processing can have using HOSA and its relationship with stray flux signal analysis, are illustrated.This work has been supported by Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria d'Educació, Cultura i Esport in the framework of the "Programa para la promoción de la investigación científica, el desarrollo tecnológico y la innovación en la Comunitat Valenciana", Subvenciones para grupos de investigación consolidables (ref: AICO/2019/224). J. Alberto Conejero is also partially supported by MEC Project MTM2016-75963-P.Iglesias Martínez, ME.; Antonino Daviu, JA.; Fernández De Córdoba, P.; Conejero, JA. (2020). Higher-order spectral analysis of stray flux signals for faults detection in induction motors. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences. 5(2):1-14. https://doi.org/10.2478/amns.2020.1.00032S11452H. Akçay and E. Germen. 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