We know phase resistance of an electric motor can change drastically with temperature. As temperature rises the resistance rises as a result of copper having a positive temperature coefficient. However, on a three phase motor even though the phase resistance values change with temperature the balance of resistance between the three phases should not change. For your medium and high voltage motors (> 4kV) the balance of resistance is often very low (<1%). In fact, it is quite common to see values of imbalance in the one-hundredths of a percent (ex. .03%). The standard MCEGold balance of resistance setpoints for a medium voltage motor is 1% (caution) and 2% (alarm) so a baseline balance of resistance of .03% would have to increase ~3000% to reach the 1% alarm setpoint. Therefore, it is important for you to consider establishing a change from baseline alarm setpoint for your balance of resistance in these situations to alert you to large changes in the circuit condition.
Decatur Industrial Electric Company Video
Thanks to Now Decatur and Limitless Decatur & Macon County for highlighting manufacturing all month long in our community.
Trent Thompson, President of Decatur Industrial Electric, provides an overview of our company’s philosophy and the services we provide to our customers. 65 years and going strong!
Manufacturing Day Celebrations
Decatur Industrial was honored to be part of Decatur and Macon County’s celebration of National Manufacturing Day. Our production supervisor, Tom, shared his career pathway with students interested in manufacturing and the industrial trades.
Over 80 students took part in today’s celebration in Decatur and Macon County. Around 40 students toured our facility in the afternoon to better understand what a career in our industry looks like.
Laser Alignment Training
On Wednesday, October 12, Decatur Industrial hosted a precision laser alignment training with specialist Jim Griffin of J L Griffin, LLC. J L Griffin LLC. offers training on predictive maintenance services and products and we are pleased to be able to bring in expert training for our customers.
This training was covering topics such as: Fundamental Concepts, Pre-AlignmentChecks, Base-Bound/BoltBound, ThermalGrowth, and More.
Decatur Industrial holds a variety of training events throughout the year. Next up is AC Motor 101 Class on Tuesday, November 15th

October Customer Insider

The October newsletter is out! Meet our featured October employee, Tom Gadberry, PLUS:
- Food Processing Company saves $100K
- Plant shut-down services
- Motortronics LV and MV RVSS
- National Manufacturing Day
- And more
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