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Introduction:
Most induction motors are started directly on line, but when very large
motors are started that way, they cause a disturbance of voltage on the
supply lines due to large starting current surges. To limit the starting current
surge, large induction motors are started at reduced voltage and then have
full supply voltage reconnected when they run up to near rotated speed.
Two methods are used for reduction of starting voltage are star delta
starting and auto transformer stating.
Working Principal of Star-Delta Starter:
This is the reduced voltage starting method. Voltage reduction during star-delta starting is achieved
by physically reconfiguring the motor windings as illustrated in the figure below. During starting the
motor windings are connected in star configuration and this reduces the voltage across each winding
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3. This also reduces the torque by a factor of three. After a period of time the winding are
reconfigured as delta and the motor runs normally.
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Star/Delta starters are probably the most common reduced voltage starters. They are used in an
a empt to reduce the start current applied to the motor during start as a means of reducing the
disturbances and interference on the electrical supply.
Traditionally in many supply regions, there has been a requirement to fit a reduced voltage starter on
all motors greater than 5HP (4KW). The Star/Delta (or Wye/Delta) starter is one of the lowest cost
electromechanical reduced voltage starters that can be applied.
The Star/Delta starter is manufactured from three contactors, a timer and a thermal overload. The
contactors are smaller than the single contactor used in a Direct on Line starter as they are controlling
winding currents only. The currents through the winding are 1/root 3 (58%) of the current in the line.
There are two contactors that are close during run, often referred to as the main contractor and the
delta contactor. These are AC3 rated at 58% of the current rating of the motor. The third contactor is
the star contactor and that only carries star current while the motor is connected in star. The current
in star is one third of the current in delta, so this contactor can be AC3 rated at one third (33%) of the
motor rating.
Star-delta Starter Consists following units:
1) Contactors (Main, star and delta contactors) 3 No’s (For Open State Starter) or 4 No’s (Close
Transient Starter).
2) Time relay (pull-in delayed) 1 No.
3) Three-pole thermal over current release 1No.
4) Fuse elements or automatic cut-outs for the main circuit 3 Nos.
5) Fuse element or automatic cut-out for the control circuit 1No.
Power Circuit of Star Delta Starter:

The main circuit breaker serves as the main power supply switch that supplies electricity to the
power circuit.
The main contactor connects the reference source voltage R, Y, B to the primary terminal of the motor
U1, V1, W1.
In operation, the Main Contactor (KM3) and the Star Contactor (KM1) are closed initially, and then
after a period of time, the star contactor is opened, and then the delta contactor (KM2) is closed. The
control of the contactors is by the timer (K1T) built into the starter. The Star and Delta are electrically
interlocked and preferably mechanically interlocked as well. In effect, there are four states:
The star contactor serves to initially short the secondary terminal of the motor U2, V2, W2 for the
start sequence during the initial run of the motor from standstill. This provides one third of DOL
current to the motor, thus reducing the high inrush current inherent with large capacity motors at
startup.
Controlling the interchanging star connection and delta connection of an AC induction motor is
achieved by means of a star delta or wye delta control circuit. The control circuit consists of push
bu on switches, auxiliary contacts and a timer.
Control Circuit of Star-Delta Starter (Open Transition):

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The ON push bu on starts the circuit by initially energizing Star Contactor Coil (KM1) of star circuit
and Timer Coil (KT) circuit.
When Star Contactor Coil (KM1) energized, Star Main and Auxiliary contactor change its position
from NO to NC.
When Star Auxiliary Contactor (1)( which is placed on Main Contactor coil circuit )became NO to NC
it’s complete The Circuit of Main contactor Coil (KM3) so Main Contactor Coil energized and Main
Contactor’s Main and Auxiliary Contactor Change its Position from NO To NC. This sequence
happens in a friction of time.
After pushing the ON push bu on switch, the auxiliary contact of the main contactor coil (2) which is
connected in parallel across the ON push bu on will become NO to NC, thereby providing a latch to
hold the main contactor coil activated which eventually maintains the control circuit active even after
releasing the ON push bu on switch.
When Star Main Contactor (KM1) close its connect Motor connects on STAR and it’s connected in
STAR until Time Delay Auxiliary contact KT (3) become NC to NO.
Once the time delay is reached its specified Time, the timer’s auxiliary contacts (KT)(3) in Star Coil
circuit will change its position from NC to NO and at the Same Time Auxiliary contactor (KT) in
Delta Coil Circuit(4) change its Position from NO To NC so Delta coil energized and Delta Main
Contactor becomes NO To NC. Now Motor terminal connection change from star to delta
connection.
A normally close auxiliary contact from both star and delta contactors (5&6)are also placed opposite
of both star and delta contactor coils, these interlock contacts serves as safety switches to prevent
simultaneous activation of both star and delta contactor coils, so that one cannot be activated without
the other deactivated first. Thus, the delta contactor coil cannot be active when the star contactor coil
is active, and similarly, the star contactor coil cannot also be active while the delta contactor coil is
active.
The control circuit above also provides two interrupting contacts to shutdown the motor. The OFF
push bu on switch break the control circuit and the motor when necessary. The thermal overload
contact is a protective device which automatically opens the STOP Control circuit in case when
motor overload current is detected by the thermal overload relay, this is to prevent burning of the
motor in case of excessive load beyond the rated capacity of the motor is detected by the thermal
overload relay.
At some point during starting it is necessary to change from a star connected winding to a delta
connected winding. Power and control circuits can be arranged to this in one of two ways – open
transition or closed transition.
What is Open or Closed Transition Starting
(1) Open Transition Starters.
Discuss mention above is called open transition switching because there is an open state between the
star state and the delta state.
In open transition the power is disconnected from the motor while the winding are reconfigured via
external switching.
When a motor is driven by the supply, either at full speed or at part speed, there is a rotating
magnetic field in the stator. This field is rotating at line frequency. The flux from the stator field
induces a current in the rotor and this in turn results in a rotor magnetic field.
When the motor is disconnected from the supply (open transition) there is a spinning rotor within
the stator and the rotor has a magnetic field. Due to the low impedance of the rotor circuit, the time
constant is quite long and the action of the spinning rotor field within the stator is that of a generator
which generates voltage at a frequency determined by the speed of the rotor. When the motor is
reconnected to the supply, it is reclosing onto an unsynchronized generator and this result in a very
high current and torque transient. The magnitude of the transient is dependent on the phase
relationship between the generated voltage and the line voltage at the point of closure can be much
higher than DOL current and torque and can result in electrical and mechanical damage.
Open transition starting is the easiest to implement in terms or cost and circuitry and if the timing of
the changeover is good, this method can work well. In practice though it is difficult to set the
necessary timing to operate correctly and disconnection/reconnection of the supply can cause
significant voltage/current transients.
In Open transition there are Four states:
1. OFF State: All Contactors are open.

2. Star State: The Main [KM3] and the Star [KM1] contactors are closed and the delta [KM2] contactor is
open. The motor is connected in star and will produce one third of DOL torque at one third of DOL
current.
3. Open State: This type of operation is called open transition switching because there is an open state
between the star state and the delta state. The Main contractor is closed and the Delta and Star
contactors are open. There is voltage on one end of the motor windings, but the other end is open so
no current can flow. The motor has a spinning rotor and behaves like a generator.
4. Delta State: The Main and the Delta contactors are closed. The Star contactor is open. The motor is
connected to full line voltage and full power and torque are available
(2) Closed Transition Star/Delta Starter.
There is a technique to reduce the magnitude of the switching transients. This requires the use of a
fourth contactor and a set of three resistors. The resistors must be sized such that considerable
current is able to flow in the motor windings while they are in circuit.
The auxiliary contactor and resistors are connected across the delta contactor. In operation, just
before the star contactor opens, the auxiliary contactor closes resulting in current flow via the
resistors into the star connection. Once the star contactor opens, current is able to flow round through
the motor windings to the supply via the resistors. These resistors are then shorted by the delta
contactor. If the resistance of the resistors is too high, they will not swamp the voltage generated by
the motor and will serve no purpose.
In closed transition the power is maintained to the motor at all time. This is achieved by
introducing resistors to take up the current flow during the winding changeover. A fourth contractor
is required to place the resistor in circuit before opening the star contactor and then removing the
resistors once the delta contactor is closed. These resistors need to be sized to carry the motor current.
In addition to requiring more switching devices, the control circuit is more complicated due to the
need to carry out resistor switching
In Close transition there are Four states:
1. OFF State. All Contactors are open

2. Star State. The Main [KM3] and the Star [KM1] contactors are closed and the delta [KM2] contactor is
open. The motor is connected in star and will produce one third of DOL torque at one third of DOL
current.
3. Star Transition State. The motor is connected in star and the resistors are connected across the delta
contactor via the aux [KM4] contactor.
4. Closed Transition State. The Main [KM3] contactor is closed and the Delta [KM2] and Star [KM1]
contactors are open. Current flows through the motor windings and the transition resistors via KM4.
5. Delta State. The Main and the Delta contactors are closed. The transition resistors are shorted out.
The Star contactor is open. The motor is connected to full line voltage and full power and torque are
available.
Effect of Transient in Starter (Open Transient starter)
It is Important the pause between star contactor switch off and Delta contactor switch is on correct.
This is because Star contactor must be reliably disconnected before Delta contactor is activated. It is
also important that the switch over pause is not too long.
For 415v Star Connection voltage is effectively reduced to 58% or 240v. The equivalent of 33% that is
obtained with Direct Online (DOL) starting.
If Star connection has sufficient torque to run up to 75% or %80 of full load speed, then the motor can
be connected in Delta mode.
When connected to Delta configuration the phase voltage increases by a ratio of V3 or 173%. The
phase currents increase by the same ratio. The line current increases three times its value in star
connection.
During transition period of switchover the motor must be free running with li le deceleration. While
this is happening “Coasting” it may generate a voltage of its own, and on connection to the supply
this voltage can randomly add to or subtract from the applied line voltage. This is known as transient
current. Only lasting a few milliseconds it causes voltage surges and spikes. Known as a changeover
transient.
Size of each part of Star-Delta starter
(1) Size of Over Load Relay:
For a star-delta starter there is a possibility to place the overload protection in two positions, in the
line or in the windings.
Overload Relay in Line:
In the line is the same as just pu ing the overload before the motor as with a DOL starter.
The rating of Overload (In Line) = FLC of Motor.
Disadvantage: If the overload is set to FLC, then it is not protecting the motor while it is in delta
(se ing is x1.732 too high).
Overload Relay in Winding:
In the windings means that the overload is placed after the point where the wiring to the contactors
are split into main and delta. The overload then always measures the current inside the windings.
The se ing of Overload Relay (In Winding) =0.58 X FLC (line current).
Disadvantage: We must use separate short circuit and overload protections.
(2) Size of Main and Delta Contractor:
There are two contactors that are close during run, often referred to as the main contractor and the
delta contactor. These are AC3 rated at 58% of the current rating of the motor.
Size of Main Contactor= IFL x 0.58
(3) Size of Star Contractor:
The third contactor is the star contactor and that only carries star current while the motor is
connected in star. The current in star is 1/ √3= (58%) of the current in delta, so this contactor can be
AC3 rated at one third (33%) of the motor rating.
Size of Star Contactor= IFL x 0.33
Motor Starting Characteristics of Star-Delta Starter:
Available starting current: 33% Full Load Current.

Peak starting current: 1.3 to 2.6 Full Load Current.
Peak starting torque: 33% Full Load Torque.
Advantages of Star-Delta starter:
The operation of the star-delta method is simple and rugged

It is relatively cheap compared to other reduced voltage methods.
Good Torque/Current Performance.
It draws 2 times starting current of the full load ampere of the motor connected
Disadvantages of Star-Delta starter:
Low Starting Torque (Torque = (Square of Voltage) is also reduce).

Break In Supply – Possible Transients
Six Terminal Motor Required (Delta Connected).
It requires 2 set of cables from starter to motor.
It provides only 33% starting torque and if the load connected to the subject motor requires higher
starting torque at the time of starting than very heavy transients and stresses are produced while
changing from star to delta connections, and because of these transients and stresses many electrical
and mechanical break-down occurs.
In this method of starting initially motor is connected in star and then after change over the motor is
connected in delta. The delta of motor is formed in starter and not on motor terminals.
High transmission and current peaks: When starting up pumps and fans for example, the load
torque is low at the beginning of the start and increases with the square of the speed. When reaching
approx. 80-85 % of the motor rated speed the load torque is equal to the motor torque and the
acceleration ceases. To reach the rated speed, a switch over to delta position is necessary, and this
will very often result in high transmission and current peaks. In some cases the current peak can
reach a value that is even bigger than for a D.O.L start.
Applications with a load torque higher than 50 % of the motor rated torque will not be able to start
using the start-delta starter.
Low Starting Torque: The star-delta (wye-delta) starting method controls whether the lead
connections from the motor are configured in a star or delta electrical connection. The initial
connection should be in the star pa ern that results in a reduction of the line voltage by a factor of 1/
√3 (57.7%) to the motor and the current is reduced to 1/3 of the current at full voltage, but the starting
torque is also reduced 1/3 to 1/5 of the DOL starting torque .
The transition from star to delta transition usually occurs once nominal speed is reached, but is
sometimes performed as low as 50% of nominal speed which make transient Sparks.
Features of star-delta starting
For low- to high-power three-phase motors.

Reduced starting current
Six connection cables
Reduced starting torque
Current peak on changeover from star to delta
Mechanical load on changeover from star to delta
Application of Star-Delta Starter:
The star-delta method is usually only applied to low to medium voltage and light starting Torque
motors.
The received starting current is about 30 % of the starting current during direct on line start and the
starting torque is reduced to about 25 % of the torque available at a D.O.L start. This starting method
only works when the application is light loaded during the start. If the motor is too heavily loaded,
there will not be enough torque to accelerate the motor up to speed before switching over to the delta
position.
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259 Responses to Star-Delta Starter
Manish says:
March 17, 2012 at 1:11 am
Very good Article
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Gideon says:
January 25, 2013 at 9:47 am
good article
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Gopal says:
March 17, 2012 at 6:19 am
Thank You Sir ji
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Gopal says:
March 17, 2012 at 7:17 am
Oh Sir ji again thanks
I want be electrical design engineer in the field of power plant/substations/etc.
please guide me and provide more stuff for kind of calculations.
Thanks
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maheswaraiah says:
September 6, 2012 at 1:30 pm
thanq sair
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ABI says:
March 24, 2012 at 4:59 am
hi veryvery nice article
and ji i need some datas regarding transformers request
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siva says:
March 24, 2012 at 11:16 am
THANK YOU SIR
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Hussain Shaik says:
March 25, 2012 at 8:43 am
Correction is to be required in ‘Disadvantages of Star-Delta Starter: Six Terminal Motor Required
(Delta connected). Six Terminal Motor is required, but not Delta Connected Motor. If Delta connected
Motor is placed, when you press On Push-bu on, Three Phases Short- circuit and Flash-over takes
place in Terminal box as soon as Main Contactor and Star Contactors got energized.
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Somenath says:
April 6, 2012 at 2:38 am
Exceptional artical…..helped me a lot….thanx….
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juber says:
April 13, 2012 at 9:36 am
I have 60HP motor in my chiling plant, while in running condition motor suddenly trip, sometime it
run continues, sometime trip frequently, I already fluctuate relay and timer se ing in star-delta
starter, and take some action, but gain same result, PLEASE TELL ME SOLUTION…
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yadvendra sharma says:
June 26, 2013 at 12:18 pm
use vfd with this…
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C J Then says:
August 21, 2014 at 5:08 pm
good
teja says:
April 15, 2012 at 4:19 am
Hello sir, i am teja working in control panel designing and i am just passed out be tech EEE so please
kindly help me how to connect on/off/trip indication lamps for star-delta contactors and one thing i
did not understand from your article why we are connecting km1 and km2 contactors i,e(5,6) from
control drawing so please help me reg this. thank you.
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M.YUSUF CHOWDHURY says:
September 9, 2014 at 6:02 am
very good
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anil says:
April 21, 2012 at 2:13 am
thanks sir the artical is unique and described in simple way .thanks again
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sandip Thummar says:
May 11, 2012 at 2:47 pm
thank u sir.
sir I want totely thierical deatils of y d starter so please email me on address.
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Rajureddy.M says:
May 15, 2012 at 5:25 am
Thank u sir, plaese update your contact detail,,,,
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Alexander says:
May 21, 2012 at 6:54 pm
You know what you are doing. Your article is short and sweet
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Maston Mwenda says:
May 27, 2012 at 8:24 am
Well sir,thankyou for your work. Well am from Kenya en working in electrical field. Please tell me
how i can use contactors to protect a motor connected in star delta against single phasing
THANKYOU.
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musa jibrin says:
May 28, 2012 at 4:36 pm
this write up really helps me ‘cos am writing a project that involved star/delta. It really help alot
thank. We expecting more it kind.
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muni yandi says:
May 31, 2012 at 7:25 am
nice
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absee says:
June 10, 2012 at 1:48 am
very clear n got all the info, thanks
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thank you sir says:
June 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm
WOW
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swash says:
July 3, 2012 at 6:20 am
awesome article…i am ding my industrial training in muscat i am a btech 3rd year year electrical
engineering student i would like to know few college project ideas related to starters which could be
possible for me to understand an ddo and economic………….thank you
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Babajide says:
August 28, 2014 at 3:46 pm
please,can manual motor starter module replace star-delta starter?
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Venki says:
July 12, 2012 at 6:48 am
Thank u sir…
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Augustine says:
July 29, 2012 at 9:13 am
It ‘s helped me a lot thank you.
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Saravanan says:
July 30, 2012 at 4:14 am
sir can u explain me about reverse direct online transformer
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rajesh says:
August 8, 2012 at 5:00 am

good artical
rajesh
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vaibhav garg says:
thanks sir, your schematic diagram and method of explanation is so practical. i am currently
designing a starter for 10hp to 20 hp.can you plz suggest that how can we connect a single phase
preventer and an Autoswitch (which can restart the motor automatically even after a power supply
failure.
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samuel says:
this is really gr8 it is simple and precise. thank u so much.
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chirag says:
Thank u sir ji….
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D Arun kumar says:
October 2, 2012 at 11:31 am
Thank you very much sir.This article is very useful for me
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Shoukath says:
October 11, 2012 at 3:15 pm
I got new in my life . Thank you
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PAZHANI. P says:
Respected Sir..,,
it is great Job .. your intention towards knowledge sharing take you to ‘GURU’ status.
It is so much useful to all young electrical engineers..
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Sezu says:
great info
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Garry says:
November 4, 2012 at 5:07 pm
HI. Please check the motor connections diagram should the terminals V2 AND U2 be swooped.
Many thank for a good explanation
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Jignesh.Parmar says:
Thank for highlighting Mistake in Diagram. Yes there need to interchange between V2 & U2. I
have uploaded amended Diagram.
Thank again.
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Garry says:
Glad to help
ujjwal agarwal says:

is the phase sequence shown in the circuit diagram correct?? m not sure about it!
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Where is mistake !!!!
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sonu99 says:
December 24, 2012 at 9:00 pm
sir…………all three winding requires line voltage but in the diagram winding U-U1
GETTING ONLY PHASE voltage………….so it is wrong…….i m also sure
Request to Recheck Diagram.Here where is Phase Voltage ???
MUDASIR says:
November 17, 2012 at 10:10 am
Very good artical.
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Engr dhnishan says:
sir this is very good process.
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Satya Narayan Padhy says:
January 1, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Actually its a good article…….I need ur help ,so can u please give me ur contact no.
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Uncle E says:
may U remain blessed n Properous. I luv dis Publication. I’ve gaind alot. Tanx.
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Nitesh mishra says:

Thanks sir
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wasim says:
January 15, 2013 at 10:17 am
please Guide me for a Good books on Distribution n Transmition of Electrical power.
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ratindra Kumar says:
Very helpful artical…thankx
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pradeep says:
February 7, 2013 at 8:15 pm
thanks mr. parmar
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david kevazi says:
February 8, 2013 at 3:57 am
excellent information
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ram k says:
this is best info. to learn new engg.student
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sandeep says:
itss great sir ji
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Akmal says:
Akmal Sardar Awan[Elec sup] i think you helping lot of peopels its great Mr Parmar God bless you
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Manford says:
thanks for your helpful article .
i have a question: the Star-Delta starter is an electro-michanichal starter what is the altirnative power
electronic starter same as soft starter we can use for the same purpose ? and what are the main
advanteges of the la er of the former?
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bilalahmed khan says:
very thanks
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Cobus Jacobs says:
Hi
What will happen if the electrical interlock doesnt work and the delta contactor energises before the
star contactor de-energises.
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farida says:
what happens when both star and delta are operated at a time
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yogender says:
March 4, 2013 at 3:30 pm
star delta starter used only in induction motor or any other type of motor
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Cobus Jacobs says:
March 5, 2013 at 10:14 pm
induction motor
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Veronika Petronella Mazorodze says:
March 10, 2013 at 6:12 pm
great stuff enjoyed reading.
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S. P.Majumder says:
March 11, 2013 at 9:38 am
S.Majumder saus :
March 11, 2013 at 15: 05 pm.
My question is that Overload Relay has been put in mainline ( before main contactor), so how could i
set the relay it in (0.58x F.L), because when motor will run in Delta full load current of motor will
flow through o/L relay.
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shiva says:
March 20, 2013 at 10:01 am
I reely like it
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EZEKIEL A. KOROMA says:
April 5, 2013 at 1:38 pm
SIR,What are the possible causes of a delta star control circuit fail to start at times when powered on
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Nikhil Yadav says:
April 17, 2013 at 5:47 am

Sir,
I want to start twin drives (90 kw each for lime stone belt conveyor) through Delta-Star starter, what
happens (in the panel and in the motor) if i short both motor windings at star contactor.
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Ian Turner says:
April 24, 2013 at 5:07 pm
I have not studied star delta for 23years so thank you for your clear insight
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Muhammad Jamshid Khuram(MJK) says:
May 1, 2013 at 11:22 am
Thanks for sharing star delta information with your trade mates.
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Dennis Ronoh says:
May 12, 2013 at 5:54 pm
Thankyou very much.You always equip me in the field of electrical engineering and make my studies
enjoyable without difficulties.God bless you.I have gained alot.
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Rakib says:
May 15, 2013 at 8:20 pm
Very good.
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K.Rama krishna says:
May 17, 2013 at 7:16 am
up to what HP the star delta starters can be used
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k.pratap says:
May 31, 2013 at 12:05 pm
good article
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Musa Nkomo says:
June 4, 2013 at 6:48 pm
A very good & interesting subject.Sir i hv read the differences between a star-delta starter & a DOL
starter.can u please provide me with the difference of a soft starter,VSD’s & PLC’s.thanks
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Subin idicula says:
June 10, 2013 at 2:52 am
Does the control diagram changes according to conditions or requirements.?
Why control diagram is not universal as power diagr in start delta?
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Subin idicula says:
June 10, 2013 at 3:02 am

Please tell me how to detect the mpcb and mccb of particular motors
Iam working as an electrical engineer in a oil plant.sometimes in mcc panel the name of the motor
is not given in the feedewhat is r,so our seniors detect.the specified motors either by relay or
current given in. mpcb or mccb
Tell me what is the logic n how should I find it?
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Kelvin says:
June 22, 2013 at 1:04 pm
Good artical
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lawrence says:
June 25, 2013 at 10:38 pm
u have done a wonderful analytical approach to a star-delta starter . i have gain a lot & pls keep it up.
sir what must be the cause of frequent timer’s failure in star dellta starter.
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yadvendra sharma says:
June 26, 2013 at 12:23 pm
why we give supply to star winding first…?
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Poundal says:
June 27, 2013 at 3:31 pm
motor connection sequence is in U1,V1,W1 and W2,V2,U2
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Poundal says:
June 28, 2013 at 2:24 am
how to change the direction of rotation of motor for star delta starter?
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Ankit says:
June 28, 2013 at 6:41 pm
sir why in india 230v and fix 50 hz frequency use?
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ramesh r says:
July 8, 2013 at 5:20 am
very lucid article…thanks for that
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Balaji says:
July 18, 2013 at 9:30 am
it is really very good article .Many Thanks for providing such a very good technical info.
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sanjeet kumar says:
July 19, 2013 at 9:07 pm

I ask for you
1hp=??wa
1amp=??wa
1Kv=??mm cable (copper=aluminium)
plz tell me in my mail id
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July 20, 2013 at 5:56 pm
Not Ge ing Your Point !!!!
1HP=746Wa
Amp depends upon Voltage so I can not Answer 1amp=Wa
1KV=?? mmCable…
Actually Amp depends on Size of Cable (copper=aluminium)!!!
You can not predict Kv from Size of Cable!!
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love kumar says:
July 23, 2013 at 1:35 pm
why we short the star contactor in star delta starter
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Devaraju M says:
July 31, 2013 at 5:56 am
nice one for all
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sunny rai says:
August 3, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Beautiful…..
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Angelraj says:
August 10, 2013 at 3:50 pm
Good and detailed explanation
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jayanand mantri says:
August 11, 2013 at 1:56 pm
Sir, we want to go for automation for waterpump please give dealers in mumbai India
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riyal says:
August 13, 2013 at 11:49 am
please give me your mobile no,
Reply
praveen says:
August 17, 2013 at 7:43 am

its really very very useful
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dilesh says:
August 20, 2013 at 6:36 am
sir,good notes
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delca says:
August 25, 2013 at 5:34 am
Thank sir,wanna become sa engineer one day, do you have any guidance for me
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Patel brijesh says:
I am happy sir thanks
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mondli says:
Lekker web site
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Anowar says:
I want to select HT Cable of 3x50rm,Type- 2xSEYFGY,Uo/U(Um)-18/30(36)Kv) for
2.5MVA,33/.440kV,Z=7% oil type Transformer, Please tell me is it ok or nok.
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Gokhan says:
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I came across a star delta starter for the first time yesterday,
your notes are useful as always. Keep up the good work
Thanks.
Gokhan
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Audrey Douglas says:
I went for an interview the other day and was asked what was The Star. I went on to tell how Star
Delta worked but the interviewer said that was not the correct answer, he said I obviously knew
about the Star Delta but was not telling him what the Star actually was. I am to go back to a second
interview and still can’t work out the answer. Can you help please.
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Don’t be so confused or depressed .. Actually You can not judge any body by interview or You
can not judge your self from success ratio of interview.
Actually success ratio of interview is depend upon how much your knowledge match with the
knowledge of interviewer..
As per my personal view 90% of interviewer doesn’t know how to take interview of candidate .
He just ask the question what he know but actually he has to ask the question regarding the topic
in which candidate feel himself comfortable.
As per my personal experience ,I got rejection in one interview before six month . The reason
which interviewer told me that I have not sufficient knowledge in Electrical…The Question asked
to me that “What is IR Value of Substation”..I told him to give me name of equipment of S/S and
for which voltage.but he did not convince. I also told interviewer that Substation do not have IR
value but it has Earth Resistance value. After interview I quested him to gave me answer for my
knowledge but he could not give the answer and told me to search that !!!!
There is only star connection (in winding ) which i know in electrical engineering other STAR I
have no idea..Please let me know if you get idea for that
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Rey-an A. Moreno says:
maybe if you answered THE SUN IS A STAR then you might get it correct.
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prasad says:
Don’t be so confused or depressed .. Actually You can not judge any body by interview or You can
not judge your self from success ratio of interview.
Actually success ratio of interview is depend upon how much your knowledge match with the
knowledge of interviewer..
nice line sir…….
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PVSN Murty says:
Thanks alot Sir. Article helped me a lot. Very simple explaination on Starters.
By
P.V.S.N.Murty
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SATYAM TRIPATHI says:
this is really a good post
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Kapyelela Laston says:
those are good notes
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Ravi Parmar says:

Dear Sir,
I want to ask about topic related to Star Delta Connection. What is rating difference between Star
delta starter and DOL starter of 75 HP motor.
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Ravi Parmar says:
Dear Sir,
I want to ask about topic related to Star Delta Connection. What is rating difference of Over Load
Relay of Star delta starter and DOL starter of 75 HP motor.
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sibikumat says:
In our company 75HP motor working above 20years in DOL starter .then y star delta ..
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If your distribution system permits starting Voltage Dip than You can use DOL without any
problems..
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Ranjan says:
October 11, 2013 at 10:57 am
thank you sir it’s very help full notes for me and for my future in electrical side……
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MAKUNDANO TIMOTHY says:
October 17, 2013 at 11:27 pm
This is a very nice article
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shahi shakir says:
very good sir and than you sir
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shahi shakir says:
sory thankyou sir for providing information
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Metodi says:
Hi,
I want to ask you something about the main scheme
What will happen if U1, V1, W1 and U2, V2, W2 you replace the places or the startup U1, V1, W1 join
on the KM1 contactor?
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souvik roy says:
December 3, 2013 at 2:19 am
Thank u sir shearing your knowledge….
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bakerms keint says:
Its nice
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sai shankar says:
good knowdged base
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Naveen says:
If your distribution system permits starting Voltage Dip than You can use DOL without any
problems..
Pls explain this sir.
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rahul says:
its nice
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M A Kallon says:
wow wonderfully done
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Ajay says:
Very in depth article about star delta starter. Nice
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Ajay says:
Very in depth article on star delta starter. Nice
Reply
ALIKHAN100 says:
you are great sir, good information for electrical engineer
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Hemant Kumar Tripathi says:

January 23, 2014 at 10:47 am
please guide me that how we will decide a actual capacity of over lode relay and timer capacity for
over 5 k.w. Motors. Please give me the method.
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It is already given in the Blog..
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Maheshgautam says:
Dear sir
I’m mahesh gautam for the. thinks
Very good thanks sir ji
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Wondimu kibret says:
Very good explanetion with detail!
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Blessing says:
this is good staff
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Janith says:
I am confused with the explanation of control circuit of the star delta starter and the diagram.But this
is very useful article.thank you sir…
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pratyush says:
Dear sir
I’m mahesh gautam for the. thinks
Very good thanks sir ji
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rakesh varma says:
March 8, 2014 at 5:55 pm
hi sir
i want to know about power cable
i have 5hp and above and 10hp and above 50 hp and above motors
how much of cable is used for these motors………
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March 9, 2014 at 12:10 pm
What is Distance ???? Power Source ???
Use Excel sheet of this Blog….
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Ritesh says:
March 14, 2014 at 10:46 am
good
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Abhijeet Unde says:
March 18, 2014 at 8:04 am
ur article was to be good
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sathish says:
March 20, 2014 at 3:38 pm
Dear Sir,
Please give clearances required for transformers,DGs,panels as per Andhra pradesh EB rules.We are
having transformers in row wise in b/w walls.And also plz say how much clearance required top of
panel to ceiling.pls give me an idea
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Arjun kumar says:
April 9, 2014 at 9:24 am
thanks…..
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Atul Thakur says:
April 10, 2014 at 7:13 am
Sir,
This is very good artical. I have below mention question regarding power cable selection for star-
delta starter motor, please answer the same.
Is it correct, power cable size required for same distance & same rating star-delta starter motor is less
than require for DOL starter? if yes, why?
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Hardik says:
April 28, 2014 at 7:09 am
thnks fr this good knowledge…
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Mohamed iqbal says:
May 27, 2014 at 12:08 pm
Sir,
I have a three phase induction motor in HVAC system (AHU) it connected in DOL rating=
37kw,415V ,50Hz, 1481 rpm ,68A, 0.81pf and S1 Duty,make ABB. When We are commissioning this
motor (solo run) starting current only ge ing 40 Amperes,each phase. I know the starting current
will take four five times of full load current I using clamp meter -make fluke for measure, why
ge ing the low value ? is it a super motor? where is the mistake sir
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Mohamed iqbal says:
May 27, 2014 at 6:30 pm
sir, please upload closed transition diagram
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Naftal sika says:
August 5, 2014 at 4:26 pm
Plz publish how interlock works
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Nagendra says:
August 16, 2014 at 4:37 pm
Sir, i jus wanted to know if suppose the change over fails for some reasons then, what will happen to
the motor which continues to to run in star connection??
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arjun Barnwal says:
August 19, 2014 at 2:48 pm
Nice
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marcopolo jazz says:
August 23, 2014 at 5:31 am
sir can u answer me these questions
1. what are the maintenance done on starters
2. safeties on starter
3. in star delta starter why star first then delta, why not delta first then star
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trushal says:
v.good
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amit says:
one question i have regarding the star delta concept is that qhy star delta starter is not used below
5HP motor
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Hardik says:
Basic definition of automatic star- delta starter
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Hardik says:
Basic definition of automatic star- delta starter
pls. give answer
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Hardik says:
overview of automatic star-delta starter
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hasan says:
Dear sir… v.nice work and good efforts… sir i am from Pakistan i wana purchase electrical notes
(Hard copy)… how can i purchase?
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Philip D. says:
Hi Mr. Parmar,
Thank you for your time, in providing this excellent resource online. I’m an electrician in mid-west
USA, and occasionally run across “Star / Delta” motors & starters.
On first read, your article looks excellent – I will certainly refer to it again, in the future!
However, the first thing that struck me was in your second paragraph, and I quote: “During starting
the motor windings are connected in star configuration and this reduces the voltage across each
winding 3. This also reduces the torque by a factor of three.”
If I am not mistaken, perhaps the voltage is reduced by sqrt(3), or 1.732 – which would reduce the
torque by a factor of 3.
In other words: your example shows the stator/field voltage as 230V in the star configuration, and
400V in the delta configuration. This is a factor of 1.732, or sqrt(3).
I’m sure this was a “typo”…
Again thank you Sir for your time & efforts. Please address as you wish
Philip
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Jonhny Magtulis says:
I have saame rated of motor capacity 2kw motor.in Wye connection voltage is 440v in delta same
440v.
my question is what this advantage and disadvantage of thist wo connection in application?
Using in accros the line connection only.
thanks
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Dr. Chander Mohan says:
HELLO SIR I HAVE 7.5 HP SUBMERSIBLE PUMP IN MY OFFICE FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSE
HAVING 90 MM BORE AND 200 FEET DEPTH RUNNING ON DIRECT ONLINE STARTER.
I WANT TO REDUCE ITS WATER SUPPLY SO THAT ITS WATER CAN BE USED FOR DRINKING
PURPOSE AND OTHER PURPOSE IN OFFICE AND ALTERNATIVELY FOR IRRIGATION
PURPOSE.
WHAT SHOULD I DO TO REDUCE ITS WATER SUPPLY AND TO CHANNEL ITS WATER IN 50
MM BORE WITHOUT PUTTING LOAD ON SET. SHOULD I USE A STAR DELTA STARTER ON IT
AND HOW MUCH LENGTH OF 90 MM PIPE SHOULD I KEEP AFTER OUTLET OF WATER ON
GROUND AFTER WHICH REDUCTION IN BORE FROM 90 TO 50 MM COULD BE DONE. WHAT
TYPE OF WIRE SHOULD I USE TO REPLACE OLD WIRE OF MY SIX WIRED SUBMERSIBLE.
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ram says:
very nice frd thanks
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Stewart nangete says:
Nyc notes
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thamer says:
great
sir i want to know whats the use of safety relay in this circuit please ?
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Junsuu says:
What is IFL? how to find ?
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Bharat says:
why induction motor starting current high consume?
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vimal monasara says:
why star current is 1/1.73 of delta current?in star delta load?
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spraggah says:
Nice article sir I really appreciate your help
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jagdamba prasad dubey says:
Good article
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Abraham mamo says:
It’s nice article.
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h.s.choudhary says:
thanku sir jeevery smple
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aloyce says:
thank a lot !
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Ankonga says:
Good electrical explanation and guidance!
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zeeshiii says:
thanks a lot
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Danny says:
I m electrician and I want lean motor ,contactors conetion.
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Alec says:
March 6, 2015 at 3:37 pm
very helpful do you offer on line courses
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Nathan says:
March 7, 2015 at 10:09 am
thanks Sir,
Any reference please?
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Anshul thakur says:
March 9, 2015 at 5:43 am
thanks sir ji u r so helpful to med
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somashekar says:
March 16, 2015 at 8:08 am
nice information. sir please tell me about LIFTS working procedure and service.
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vikram ahuja says:
March 18, 2015 at 1:11 am
Dear Jignesh sir,
You provide me excel sheet of soft starter and auto transformer starter
thanks and regards
Vikram ahuja
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naveen joshi says:
March 24, 2015 at 5:25 am
Sir Very very Thanks For easy explanation.
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NAUSHAD ALI says:
March 24, 2015 at 3:46 pm
3 phase mother star delta . sir give to 440 this moter running for star running for delta
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Asefa Marye says:
March 27, 2015 at 3:40 am
Very nice for your explanation and wiring diagram, I need the limitation their voltage,current and
motor size to pump up fixed water! thanks from electrical ana computer engineering dep.t
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abc says:
April 15, 2015 at 3:10 pm
why we use fuse and over current relay? , and what is type of overcurrent relay we use in star delta
circuit ?
2. what we check after over speed of generator
3.what is procedure of flashing up a dead generator
4how could a old motor overheat and how we rate a fuse for circuit breaker
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Alfred. says:
April 28, 2015 at 3:21 pm
good stuff.
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sunusi yahaya says:
May 4, 2015 at 3:57 pm
star delta starter
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bhanu says:
May 10, 2015 at 12:43 pm
Beautiful description.. Covered all the basic points.The best thing is,explained in a very simple
manner. Thanks a lot..very very much helpful.:-)
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Tajuddin shaikh says:
May 13, 2015 at 3:48 am
ppz give details of why realay se ing full load of motor current *1.732 n wa to amp n amp to wa
single phase n three phase
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avinash says:
May 18, 2015 at 8:01 am
which connection use in star delta connection either star or delta or both?please explain
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Burraq Engineering Solutions says:
May 24, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Dear Sir,
Please prove that the current in star is 1/3 times the rated current.
and also current delta is 1/root 3 of rated current
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আশরাফুল says:
June 4, 2015 at 6:14 am
Thanks a lot, this is very helpful for me. There is no other site can explain Star Delta controlling
circuit easily like this site. Thanks again.
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Digvijay Singh says:
June 9, 2015 at 9:54 pm
Sir why we are using current convertor in satar delta starter panel..?
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pravin parekh says:
June 13, 2015 at 8:51 pm
sir DGpwr. ane GEB pwr O/G busbar ma “sort circuit “na thai e mate kai rely instell karvi jaruri chhe
athwa pl..temate drowing /diagram batavso. Aapno viswasu pravin. Thanks
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rasheed says:
June 17, 2015 at 5:29 am
How does power failure occure in electric motor I just don’t understand
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Arun albert says:
June 28, 2015 at 4:33 am
Its very useful….
Reply
sandeep verma says:
July 2, 2015 at 11:20 am
Thanks for giving good knowledge
Reply
McKhaoya Titus says:
July 20, 2015 at 7:25 am
Good article for those specializing in Electrical machines
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McKhaoya Titus says:
July 20, 2015 at 7:28 am
Thanks alot for the information
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Paul Pollock says:
July 27, 2015 at 7:41 pm
Hi there
I’ve connected a 15 kw motor to a star delta. On star I got a reading of 46 amps and delta 20 amps.
But on change over for a second it reads 124 amps which interferes with phone lines and data. Dose
my time ratio on change over need to be changed or what.
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Nandish says:
August 3, 2015 at 11:36 am
It helped me a lot to remind basics. Explained very nicely. Thank you!
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Pako Ngake says:
August 20, 2015 at 8:01 am
Thank you for the good explanation but I have the following questions;
1. How long should the pause time be when switching from star to delta connection?
2. How do I make sure that I maintain the same direction of rotation of the motor when switching
from star to delta connection?
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Balvant says:
Dear sir I have direct online starter and starting current is 113 Amps. So when it draws high voltage
during starting though the coil does not hold and it starts hold and release very fast. Please give
solution.
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pratha says:
how many contactors in star delta starter?
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Erric says:
Has any one implemented Stall, Ground fault and under Voltage protection on Star Delta starter. Is
the principal still the same the Stall current , Ground Current and Voltage divided by √3?
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MAHESHLAL says:
Dear sir ….i have one doubt….in which condition we use vfd instead of star delta starter..In my work
i saw for chiller primary pump motor they used star-delta starter and for secondary pump motor
they used VFD…please explain the differences??????????
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sunil says:
Very nice to understand.
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Ahmed says:
thank you
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Rohan chepe says:
Very great articlesir
Thank you sir for help me
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Subhash Chitnawis. says:
Thank you for explaining the functioning,/ principle of operation of star delta starter in very simple
words. In fact I was searching for my below query which remained unanswered.
My query is how long the transition period (Period between Break from star connection & Make in
Delta connection can be harmless.)
I am looking for 20 MS.?? Suppose there is no much Voltage / current spike generating if transition
period reduced to less than 20 Milliseconds, I will be happy to think some thing on improving Star
Delta starters. Your alternative given as resistor with fourth cont actor for reducing bad effects of
open transition are good but but I am thinking in reducing the time to Harmless period and
minimum is 11 – 20 Milliseconds.
If find time, pl answer at least in yes / NO permissible time. etc.
Warm regards.
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Subhash Chitnawis. says:
Thank you for explaining the functioning,/ principle of operation of star delta starter in very simple
words. In fact I was searching for my below query which remained unanswered.
My query is how long the transition period (Period between Break from star connection & Make in
Delta connection can be harmless.)
I am looking for 20 MS.?? Suppose there is no much Voltage / current spike generating if transition
period reduced to less than 20 Milliseconds, I will be happy to think some thing on improving Star
Delta starters. Your alternative given as resistor with fourth cont actor for reducing bad effects of
open transition are good but but I am thinking in reducing the time to Harmless period and
minimum is 11 – 20 Milliseconds.
If find time, pl answer at least in yes / NO what is permissible safe time. etc.
Warm regards.
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D rajender says:
Thbnk you sir
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BALASURAMANIIAN says:
your stardelta starter article was very useful. again one doubt how possible TOR blast in stardelta
starter when the motor starting time.
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vikas godase says:
viri gud
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PETER JOHN says:
pls sir ,i need 10 refrences on star and delta electric motor
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dereje says:
tank u very much i need how to configur pabx(automatic branch exchange)
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Tin Duong says:
March 24, 2016 at 8:31 am
Thanks alot for the information
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kanake kenedy says:
March 24, 2016 at 5:45 pm
nice article,please i require an article on wiring of soft starts
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Mohamed Edrees says:
March 26, 2016 at 10:15 am
I have a chilled water pump at this conditions 41.5 lps @ 65 mtr , we selected the motor 50 HP ,
starting method is Y/D , and also for another pump we used VFD , Both motors are ge ing very hot
after only 2 hours running reached to 82 Deg.C ….. kindly advise what should we do here …. shall
we trim the impeller or what ?
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Aseem says:
March 31, 2016 at 10:07 am
I have a simple doubt. Is the star-delta starter used because it causes voltage fluctuations in the
supply line or for the protection of the motor windings?
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mac says:
March 31, 2016 at 2:22 pm
good day people what is the effect of reducing or increasing time delay on star
delta starter
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japhet chirchir says:
April 3, 2016 at 8:05 am
Well understood
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Edgar Mwambwa says:
May 7, 2016 at 9:28 pm
Thanks, the message was so impotant to me.
Reply
rajanish bhandari says:
May 8, 2016 at 7:53 am
what Is the size of MCB.
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dharmendra Chauhan says:
May 27, 2016 at 1:25 am
Very good
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Sonuga says:
June 1, 2016 at 7:58 pm
Thanks sir
Reply
Tamesh says:
June 11, 2016 at 7:01 am
Nice.thanks
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tubai raha says:
July 16, 2016 at 1:54 pm
thank you sir.
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jadhav amit says:
August 16, 2016 at 6:11 am
what is DOL and RDOL starter.
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SURYA MANI YADAV says:
SUPER SIR
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Dimple tundon says:
August 17, 2016 at 6:34 am
Pls clearify …
Ist supply us giving to delta contactor ..why…
It require start firstly thn running…

It means supply shoult be given to star contactor thn delta means running …..
Pls explain any 1
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neel says:
August 19, 2016 at 9:35 am
hi sir…as per your way i calculated current for delta contactor and the value is 24.23A.so how i select
model of delta contactor???
reply fast
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Tarun mewada says:
it is so good thank for this information
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Maxwell says:
Thanks sir this article has been very useful to me.
Please l want to know more about motors. Can you help me?
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sonuswami says:
Thanks for your help
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Ankur Barot says:

Very good Article sir! Fully knowledgeable and understating point of view! Sir we want to invite you
for Expert Session in our Vocational Training Institute! Sir, may I’ve your email id? Or send me your
contact detail on my mail id ankur@ragc.in
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BUKENYA JAMES says:
Very good notice, easly understandable thks.
Reply
boby says:
Thak you Google team
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SANDEEP KUMAR MISHRA says:
I am electrical maintenance engineer.
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arch says:
how much current flow at starting?
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Gothard Mwango says:
Very nice lesson
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Pratheep kumar says:
Thank you for your detailed about star delta.
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tamer says:
DEAR SIr
your remarks regarding disadvantages of each method is wrong and confusing
In first method overload sees I line and thus se ing will be motor In not as you mentioned while in
second method se ing will be In*0.58
Source Schneider electric
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MISS says:
hi may i ask what will be the overcurrent protection rating of star delta motor if the power is 55kw.
Thank You!
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dillip kumar jena says:
March 15, 2017 at 1:41 am
Supper
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zeka kaphamtengo says:
March 21, 2017 at 5:28 pm
the article is very good .
Reply
Abhinash chauhan says:
April 6, 2017 at 2:44 am
Hmm
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ddemambro says:
April 17, 2017 at 1:41 pm
Excellent article, thank you!
Reply
Shahadat Hussain says:
April 18, 2017 at 1:04 am
where is close transition system ?
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sagar sarak says:
May 2, 2017 at 2:16 pm
Nice
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Lakshman says:
May 11, 2017 at 10:05 am
Very Good Article you will get more knoweledge
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Dave Bolt says:
May 17, 2017 at 12:03 pm
Wonderful article, thanks for the information. Is it possible to put delta connections on the star
contactor to further reduce the current rating required of the star contactor? This would be done by
connecting terminals 2 to 3, 4 to 5, 6 to 1 with wires. Can anyone think of any detrimental effects?
Cheers.
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Dave Bolt says:
May 23, 2017 at 12:24 pm
I’ve realised that this will not work. Does anyone know what it means to “delta” the star
contactor?
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Curtis says:
May 19, 2017 at 8:57 am
go
work
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Xavier says:
May 23, 2017 at 6:45 pm
Your diagram is wrong. This motor would run fine in star but would loose a phase in delta.
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G says:
What do you think then? Design a solution to address the perceived mistake.
Awaiting yours. Thank you.
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Sharad Dhawade says:
really thise will help me thanks for that thank you so much
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Yamanappa says:
Tnq u so much sir..
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shrikant nidagundi says:
nice good article which helped me to under stand the concept & working principal of star delta
connection.
Reply
kollurugopikrishnablog says:
Very good and very easy to understand…
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Siva says:
Good
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Bobby Mungal says:
Hi good day
We are interested in a quote for 850 each 3 phase ,4wire,delta/star 120-480v,class200 socket wa hour
meter.
Reply
Shahbaz says:
Thanku so much very helpful page… i give you 5 star haer… thanx siR
Reply
Ausgabriel says:
This is so informative!!
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Sudalaimuthu says:
March 13, 2018 at 5:17 am
Hi sir I want to know about star delta starter star to delta change over time how to calculate for
motor please sent me sir mail thank u sir
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RAVITEJ P says:
March 19, 2018 at 3:26 pm
What is OLR se ing range for a 15 KW SCIM motor ,Y/D starter,against over load in amps
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Kokila S says:
June 15, 2018 at 11:03 am
Sir, Please provide closed transition control circuit also.
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Kokila S says:
June 15, 2018 at 12:04 pm
Sir, Usually how much seconds will be the time delay for star to delta conversion in timer?
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MARCH 16, 2012 259 COMMENTS

Working Principal of Star-Delta Starter:

Star-delta Starter Consists following units:

2) Time relay (pull-in delayed) 1 No.

3) Three-pole thermal over current release 1No.

4) Fuse elements or automatic cut-outs for the main circuit 3 Nos.

5) Fuse element or automatic cut-out for the control circuit 1No.

Power Circuit of Star Delta Starter:

Control Circuit of Star-Delta Starter (Open Transition):

What is Open or Closed Transition Starting

(1) Open Transition Starters.

1. OFF State: All Contactors are open.

(2) Closed Transition Star/Delta Starter.

1. OFF State. All Contactors are open

Effect of Transient in Starter (Open Transient starter)

Size of each part of Star-Delta starter

(1) Size of Over Load Relay:

(2) Size of Main and Delta Contractor:

(3) Size of Star Contractor:

Motor Starting Characteristics of Star-Delta Starter:

Available starting current: 33% Full Load Current.

Advantages of Star-Delta starter:

The operation of the star-delta method is simple and rugged

Disadvantages of Star-Delta starter:

Low Starting Torque (Torque = (Square of Voltage) is also reduce).

Features of star-delta starting

For low- to high-power three-phase motors.

Application of Star-Delta Starter:

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259 Responses to Star-Delta Starter

August 8, 2012 at 5:00 am

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Nitesh mishra says:

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July 19, 2013 at 9:07 pm

plz tell me in my mail id

August 17, 2013 at 7:43 am

nice line sir…….

Ravi Parmar says:

on the KM1 contactor?

Pls explain this sir.

Hemant Kumar Tripathi says:

I’m mahesh gautam for the. thinks

Very good thanks sir ji

I’m mahesh gautam for the. thinks

Very good thanks sir ji

I’m sure this was a “typo”…

Nice article sir I really appreciate your help

thanks sir ji u r so helpful to med

If ﬁnd time, pl answer at least in yes / NO permissible time. etc.

It require start ﬁrstly thn running…

Pls explain any 1

September 22, 2016 at 6:22 am

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