This paper proposes a useful and modern solution for monitoring temperatures and specific losses of crimped connections using a virtual instrument developed in LabVIEW. It is a flexible instrument, which allows user to measure and record values during electrical tests and compare them with references, in order to decide if the tests should continue or not. The proposed solution is very useful not only for the steady state thermal regime but also for transient regime because it can be identified the improper connections before the final electrical machine or equipment assembly. The determination of specific losses implies calculating the initial rate of temperature raise starting from steady state thermal regime equation. A good crimped connection can withstand high levels of temperature and vibration, and it is of paramount importance to detect any failure before final assembly. Therefore, there are two main advantages of using this proposed solution. Firstly, it is a less time-consuming solution for electrical tests in order to detect any improper connections which could affect the electrical machine further operation. Secondly, it is very useful in order to identify those crimped connections that have not been executed correctly before final assembly. In the final part of the paper it was concluded that it will be of significant importance to develop further this virtual instrument in order to provide the user with the possibility of having a graphical representation of the acquired and stored data in real time. It is the case of temperature recorded during electrical tests.
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