“…The bearing faults are the cause of 44% of motor breakdowns in the industry [ 11 ] and, for this reason, the focus of this paper is on the diagnostics of bearing failures. Bearings are designed to operate for long-running hours; however, they might fail prematurely, mainly due to dirt, contamination, excessive loading, misalignment, corrosion and lack of lubrication [ 12 ]. The most common and frequent types of bearing fault reported in the literature are dents, fretting, spalling, scratches, improper fits and holes in the raceways [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”