Recent Revisions of IEEE 1068 Standard for the Repair and Rewinding of AC Electric Motors in the Petroleum, Chemical and Process Industries

This paper describes the changes to IEEE 1068 Standard for the Repair and Rewinding of Electric Motors in the Petroleum and Chemical Industry. Last revised in 1996 as a Recommended Practice, one of the changes during this revision cycle was to upgrade IEEE 1068 to a standard. In February 2007, the IEEE Standards Association accepted a change in the project request to broaden the scope and title to include "other" process industries. This action recognizes the value of the subject and enables direct use of the document by associated severe environment and demanding service industries such as pulp and paper. The document has been reorganized to follow the logical flow-through of a representative motor repair. Numerous updates with respect to available technology have been made. The new standard clarifies the responsibilities of both the end-user and service center.