Dual-purpose 3-phase motor?
In my business I come across old German equipment with 3-phase induction
motors that are connected in Y-configuration to start and within a few seconds switched to delta for running. This is done, I'm told, to lessen the inrush current at switch-on. Typically the motors have 3 independently-wound windings with 6 connections, both ends of each winding are brought out to the terminal block. I'd like to understand a little more about why this works. Is it as simple as the fact that between 2 supply phase connections in the Y configuration there are 2 windings and in delta there's only 1? (The Y configuration's common point is not connected to ground or neutral.) Thanks, -- Al, the usual |
Dual-purpose 3-phase motor?
Usual Suspect wrote:
In my business I come across old German equipment with 3-phase induction motors that are connected in Y-configuration to start and within a few seconds switched to delta for running. This is done, I'm told, to lessen the inrush current at switch-on. Typically the motors have 3 independently-wound windings with 6 connections, both ends of each winding are brought out to the terminal block. I'd like to understand a little more about why this works. Is it as simple as the fact that between 2 supply phase connections in the Y configuration there are 2 windings and in delta there's only 1? (The Y configuration's common point is not connected to ground or neutral.) You have it, except that there is a phase angle between the windings, so they do not share the total voltage as if they were two independent inductors. Instead of the volts per turn dropping by half, it drops by a factor of 1/square root of 3. http://www.usmotors.com/Service/Bull...sue7-May03.pdf |
Dual-purpose 3-phase motor?
Thanks, John. Much clearer now. Good reference.
-- Al, the usual |
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