ELECTRIC MOTOR STARTING METHODS

Direct On Line Starting Star Delta Starting Auto Transformer Starting Electronic "Soft Starting"

Line Voltage 100% 33% 40/65/80% Adjustable, 25 to 75%

Peak Starting 4 to 8 In 1.3 to 2.6 In 1.7 to 4 In Adjustable, 2 In to 5 In

Peak Starting
Torque as % of 100% 33% 40/65/80% Adjustable 10 to 70%
DOL equivalent
Peak Starting
0.6 to 1.5 Tn 0.2 to 0.5 Tn 0.4 to 0.85 Tn Adjustable, 0.1 to 0.7 Tn
Torque
Advantages - Simple Starter -Simple Economic Starter - Good starting torque/current - Parameters are fully adjustable
performance during commissioning
- Low Cost - Good Starting - Possibility of adjusting starting - Compact
Torque/current parameters
performance
- High Starting Torque - No break in supply to motor - Solid State
during starting
- Easily adapted to the application

Run up time 2 to 3 seconds 3 to 7 seconds 7 to 12 seconds Adjustable, 1 to 60 seconds

- Small machines may often be - Machines starting on no - High Inertia machines where - Machines requiring very smooth
Typical
started on full load load a reduction of starting starting (centrifugal pumps & fans,
Applications
current/torque is required conveyors, etc)
- Good starting (small
centrifugal pumps, fans
etc)

How to use this table

- The installation is supplied with the necessary mains voltage by the supply authority. Comply with the regulations of the supply authority which
fixes the power limit at which a motor can be started without reduction of the peak.

- The installation is supplied by a step down power transformer. Check to see if the peak starting current could cause a trip on the high voltage
side of the transformer. Compare the starting peak of the direct-on-line motor selected depending on one or the other of the following criteria -

The starting peak is acceptable - Check that the drop in line voltage is not too great. If so:
- reinforce the line or
- select another starting method
The starting peak must be reduced or the voltage drop is too great.
- choose another starting method
- check that under these conditions the torque obtained is sufficient.