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CalculateSizeofeachPartofDOLstarterforTheSystemVoltage415V,5HPThreePhaseHouseholdApplicationInduction
Motor,CodeA,Motorefficiency80%,MotorRPM750,PowerFactor0.8,OverloadRelayofStarterisPutbeforeMotor.

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MotorRatedTorque(FullLoadTorque)=5252xHP/RPM
MotorRatedTorque(FullLoadTorque)=52525/750=35lbft.
MotorRatedTorque(FullLoadTorque)=9500xKW/RPM
MotorRatedTorque(FullLoadTorque)=9500x(50.746)/750=47Nm
IfMotorCapacityislessthan30KWthanMotorStartingTorqueis3xMotorFullLoadCurrentor2XMotorFullLoadCurrent.
MotorStartingTorque=3xMotorFullLoadCurrent.
MotorStartingTorque==347=142Nm.
MotorLockRotorCurrent=1000xHPxfigurefrombelowChart/1.732415
LockedRotorCurrent
Code

Min

Max

3.14

3.15

3.54

3.55

3.99

4.49

4.5

4.99

2.59

2.6

6.29

6.3

7.09

7.1

7.99

8.99

9.99

10

11.19

11.2

12.49

12.5

13.99

14

15.99

16

17.99

18

19.99

20

22.39

22.4

AsperabovechartMinimumLockedRotorCurrent=1000x5x1/1.732415=7Amp
MaximumLockedRotorCurrent=1000x5x3.14/1.732415=22Amp.
MotorFullLoadCurrent(Line)=KWx1000/1.732415
MotorFullLoadCurrent(Line)=(50.746)x1000/1.732415=6Amp.
MotorFullLoadCurrent(Phase)=MotorFullLoadCurrent(Line)/1.732
MotorFullLoadCurrent(Phase)==6/1.732=4Amp
MotorStartingCurrent=6to7xFullLoadCurrent.
MotorStartingCurrent(Line)=76=45Amp

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FuseasperNEC43052
TypeofMotor

TimeDelayFuse

NonTimeDelayFuse

SinglePhase

300%

175%

3Phase

300%

175%

Synchronous

300%

175%

WoundRotor

150%

150%

DirectCurrent

150%

150%

MaximumSizeofTimeDelayFuse=300%xFullLoadLineCurrent.
MaximumSizeofTimeDelayFuse=300%x6=19Amp.
MaximumSizeofNonTimeDelayFuse=1.75%xFullLoadLineCurrent.
MaximumSizeofNonTimeDelayFuse=1.75%6=11Amp.

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CircuitBreakerasperNEC43052
TypeofMotor

InstantaneousTrip

InverseTime

SinglePhase

800%

250%

3Phase

800%

250%

Synchronous

800%

250%

WoundRotor

800%

150%

DirectCurrent

200%

150%

MaximumSizeofInstantaneousTripCircuitBreaker=800%xFullLoadLineCurrent.
MaximumSizeofInstantaneousTripCircuitBreaker=800%x6=52Amp.
MaximumSizeofInverseTripCircuitBreaker=250%xFullLoadLineCurrent.
MaximumSizeofInverseTripCircuitBreaker=250%x6=16Amp.

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ThermaloverLoadRelay(Phase):
MinThermalOverLoadRelaysetting=70%xFullLoadCurrent(Phase)
MinThermalOverLoadRelaysetting=70%x4=3Amp
MaxThermalOverLoadRelaysetting=120%xFullLoadCurrent(Phase)
MaxThermalOverLoadRelaysetting=120%x4=4Amp
ThermaloverLoadRelay(Phase):
ThermaloverLoadRelaysetting=100%xFullLoadCurrent(Line).
ThermaloverLoadRelaysetting=100%x6=6Amp

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Application

Contactor

MakingCap

NonInductiveorSlightlyInductive,ResistiveLoad

AC1

1.5

SlipRingMotor

AC2

SquirrelCageMotor

AC3

10

RapidStart/Stop

AC4

12

SwitchingofElectricalDischargeLamp

AC5a

SwitchingofElectricalIncandescentLamp

AC5b

1.5

SwitchingofTransformer

AC6a

12

SwitchingofCapacitorBank

AC6b

12

SlightlyInductiveLoadinHouseholdorsametype
load

AC7a

1.5

MotorLoadinHouseholdApplication

AC7b

HermeticrefrigerantCompressorMotorwith
ManualO/LReset

AC8a

HermeticrefrigerantCompressorMotorwithAuto
O/LReset

AC8b

ControlofRestive&SolidStateLoadwithopto
couplerIsolation

AC12

ControlofRestiveLoadandSolidStatewithT/C
Isolation

AC13

10

ControlofSmallElectroMagneticLoad(<72VA)

AC14

ControlofSmallElectroMagneticLoad(>72VA)

AC15

10

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TypeofContactor=AC7b
SizeofMainContactor=100%XFullLoadCurrent(Line).
SizeofMainContactor=100%x6=6Amp.
Making/BreakingCapacityofContactor=ValueaboveChartxFullLoadCurrent(Line).
Making/BreakingCapacityofContactor=86=52Amp.
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whydidyoueliminatetheefficiencyofthemotor&thep.fvaluefromyourcalculations?
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December18,2013at11:23am
Hi,firstofall,thanksforsharingthisinformation.Second,Ihaveaquestion:Doesntthecontactorshouldbesizedincomparison
withtheconductorsize?,whichmustbe125%oftheFLAoftheload(IfPFishigherorequalthan0.8).Imakethiscuestion
becauseiftheconductorsaresized125%oftheFLA,andthecontactorsizedon100%,theremightbeavoltagedrop,orahotspot
inthecontactor.Whatdoyouthink,sir?
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