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## [In medium voltage motors, bearing related failures can account for 41% of faults](https://blog.est-aegis.com/in-medium-voltage-motors-bearing-related-failures-can-account-for-41-of-faults?hsLang=en-us)

The presentation "[***Medium Voltage Induction Motor Protection and Diagnostics***](https://publish.illinois.edu/grainger-ceme/files/2014/06/CEME308GeorgiaTech.pdf)," published online by...

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