Moeller Wiring Manual 02/05
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All about Motors
8
Star-delta switching of three-phase motors
Star-delta starters with overload relay
Arrangement in the motor line
The star-delta starter with overload relay,
including a thermally delayed overcurrent
relay are situated in a standard circuit
configuration in the leads leading to the
motor terminals U1, V1, W1 or V2, W2, U2.
The overload relay is also operational in the
star connection as it is in series with the motor
winding and the relay current flowing through
it = rated motor current x 0.58.
The complete circuit diagram a section
“Automatic star-delta starters SDAINL”,
page 8-39.
Arrangement in the mains supply line
Instead of the arrangement in the motor line,
the overload relay can be placed in the mains
supply line. The section shown here
indicates how the circuit differs from that on
a section “Automatic star-delta starters
SDAINL”, page 8-39. For drives where the F2
relay trips out when the motor is starting in
the star circuit, the F2 relay rated for the
rated motor current can be switched in
the mains line. The tripping delay is thus
increased by approximately four to six times.
In the star circuit the current also flows
through the relay but here the relay does not
offer full protection since its limit current is
increased to 1.73 times the phase current. It
does, however, offer protection against
non-starting.
1
5
3
U1
V1
W1
2
6
4
-Q11
2
6
4
-F2
96
97
95
98
2
6
4
-Q11
-F2
96
97
95
98
-F1
2
6
4
1
5
3
U1
V1
W1