5 things to know about switching and protecting large motors

Credit to Author: Erik Barnes| Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 14:36:03 +0000

Often, large motors go unnoticed — until they stop operating. Downtime can mean reduced output, lost revenue, unplanned costs, and inconvenience to customers. The design of the motor switching and protection schemes plays a large part in how the equipment addresses issues and recovers from…

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5 ways that motor circuit breakers provide optimal protection for motors

Credit to Author: Henrique Matheus| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:00:28 +0000

It’s estimated that there are more than 300 million electric motors in the world being used in industry, infrastructure, and large buildings, with electric motor-driven systems (EMDS) accounting for between… Read more »

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Motor Protection: 5 reasons to choose circuit breakers over fuses

Credit to Author: Henrique Matheus| Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:00:17 +0000

In the beginning, only fuses were used in electrical distribution systems to protect people and equipment against short circuits, circuit overloads, and other types of faults. Then, circuit breakers were… Read more »

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Large Motor Starting 101: Discover the constraints

Credit to Author: Delcho Penkov| Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:30:22 +0000

Motor starting is a hot topic for many of us, and I had an opportunity to verify this at the last PCIC Oil & Gas conference during the presentation of… Read more »

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