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Soft Starter For Slipring Ac 3 Phase Motors |
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  Feb 2 2008, 04:57 PM
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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 31-January 08 Member No.: 4,249  |
How we can use soft starters for slipring motors. The application required for compressor motor 120HP, 415V,3 phase, 50Hz with slip ring. Can we short slipring and convert the same to induction motor.
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Feb 2 2008, 06:48 PM
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Posting Freak Group: Moderator Posts: 2,336 Joined: 24-April 02 From: Christchurch, New Zealand Member No.: 1 |
Hello pma
Welcome to the forum. If you short out the rotor of a slip ring induction motor, you will have a very low locked rotor torque and a very high locked rotor current. When you apply a soft starter and reduce the start current to an acceptable level, you will have a very low start torque and will probably not be able to start a machine. With a slip ring motor, provided that the load does not require a very high start torque, you can connect one stage of resistors to the rotor and bridge these when the motor gets to full speed. The resistors should be the equivilent of the final stage stage resistors from the existing slip ring starter. If the load requires a very high start torque across the full speed range, then you are best to use a proper slip ring starter. - it is the only way to get the high start torque. There are some soft starters that offer a "cycloconverter" type of start and this can sometimes be used to provide a start on a shorted rotor, but the current flow is pulsed and can cause interference and voltage problems on the supply and damage to the motor. Best regards, -------------------- Mark Empson administrator
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 Aug 11 2008, 05:13 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 31-January 08 Member No.: 4,249 |
Thank you, Mark for your guidance. To use soft starter for slip ring motor what is way? with modern controls. This should reduce the mentainance of conventional starters and cabling.
Best regards Dharma Patil  QUOTE (marke @ Feb 2 2008, 06:48 PM)  Hello pma Welcome to the forum. If you short out the rotor of a slip ring induction motor, you will have a very low locked rotor torque and a very high locked rotor current. When you apply a soft starter and reduce the start current to an acceptable level, you will have a very low start torque and will probably not be able to start a machine. With a slip ring motor, provided that the load does not require a very high start torque, you can connect one stage of resistors to the rotor and bridge these when the motor gets to full speed. The resistors should be the equivilent of the final stage stage resistors from the existing slip ring starter. If the load requires a very high start torque across the full speed range, then you are best to use a proper slip ring starter. - it is the only way to get the high start torque. There are some soft starters that offer a "cycloconverter" type of start and this can sometimes be used to provide a start on a shorted rotor, but the current flow is pulsed and can cause interference and voltage problems on the supply and damage to the motor. Best regards, |
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Aug 15 2008, 09:40 PM
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Posting Freak Group: Moderator Posts: 2,336 Joined: 24-April 02 From: Christchurch, New Zealand Member No.: 1 |
Hello pma
Adding a soft starter to a slip ring motor with one stage of resistors does reduce the complexity of the slip ring starter, however you still have the rings and brush gear in service and these need regular maintenance. In effect, you are changing the slip ring motor to perform in a similar manner to a standard cage motor, but you still have the brushgear so more maintenance than a standard cage motor. Best regards, Mark. -------------------- Mark Empson administrator
Skype Contact = markempson | phone +64 274 363 067 LMPForum | LMP Tech Warehouse | L M Photonics Ltd | Empson family | Advanced Motor Control Ltd | LMP Software | Mark Empson Website |
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