Multi-Level Short Circuit Fault Detection in Induction Motors Using Deep CNN-LSTM Networks for Industry 4.0 Applications

The reliability and efficiency of induction motors in Industry 4.0 environments critically depend on advanced fault detection systems capable of real-time monitoring and diagnosis. This paper presents a novel deep learning approach combining convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and long short-term memory (LSTM) networks for automated detection and classification of inter-turn short-circuit faults in three-phase induction motors. Our methodology processes three-phase current signals through a sophisticated CNN-LSTM architecture that extracts both spatial and temporal fault patterns. The proposed system classifies seven distinct motor conditions: healthy operation, three levels of high-impedance faults (HI-1 to HI-3), and three levels of low-impedance faults (LI-1 to LI-3). Experimental validation demonstrates exceptional performance, with the CNN-LSTM model achieving 97.2% accuracy, significantly outperforming traditional machine learning approaches, including SVM (66.3%), Random Forest (67.4%), and KNN (78.1%). The system provides real-time fault classification with inference times under 3 ms, making it suitable for continuous monitoring in smart manufacturing environments.