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2014年5月14日 · Those failures will trip the breaker quite rapidly. But a constant 20% to 50% overload of the actual wire ampacity will not be stopped by the breaker. That sort of overload will not come from a short circuit but rather from an internal failure in the motor OR subjecting the motor to undervoltage or excess mechanical load.
Elevator Breaker Size - Mike Holt's Forum
2010年5月27日 · Hello Everyone, Im sizing a breaker for a 20HP elevator motor (208Y-3) I have a chart with the elevator electrical specifications, with the following info: Rated AC amps: 65.1 amps Solid State, min-max : 130-293 amps Motor AC amps: 91 amps Control Amps: 4 amps So basically my total amps is...
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2006年9月11日 · 430.52 is used to size the branch circuit short-circuit and ground-fault protection. 430.32 directly protects the motor, whereas 430.52 is protecting the branch circuit. Based on your post, it is likely you are looking for the b.c. breaker size which would be the FLC of the motor times the 430.52 table value. Most likely 250%.
Breaker Sizing for motors with Soft Starters and VFD's
2011年9月8日 · Hi all. I was wondering if there is a rule of thumb for sizing breakers that feed VFDs or Soft Starters that will in-turn operate motors. I typically spec soft starts to ramp up and down and know that I can limit the current to 150% FLA. …
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2021年4月14日 · Instantaneous Trip Circuit Breaker. An instantaneous trip circuit breaker shall be used only if adjustable and if part of a listed combination motor controller so if you use a breaker if would have to be Inverse Time. If the manufacturer recommends "fuse" not having a fuse at some point in the system could lead to warranty issues and might be ...
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2012年11月20日 · The VFD controls a 300HP motor, 480V, 3 phase. The VFD draws 385Amps. The motor FLA is 357 Amps The designer wishes to protect the VFD with a 400A 100 percent breaker, but he says that the feed from the vfd to the motor has to be 125% of the draw which will get it to 481 Amps and he would need at least 2 sets of 4/0 (and not with one set of 600KCM)
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2023年4月12日 · Hello all. I have a 10hp, 208/3 ph motor. Using Table 430.250, we have FLC of 30.8A. I am trying to size the breaker for this motor. Using Table 430.52, for OCP calculation: 30.8A*1.75 = 53.9A. Now, T430.52/430.52(C)(1) says this is the maximum rating or setting, implying I would select the next size down, or a 50A breaker.
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2007年11月29日 · The breaker needs to be able to hold the inrush of the motor during starting. Typically a motor has about 8-10 times inrush (the actual range can be found on the motor by referring to its starting code letter). So the 100A breaker needs to hold 520-650A instaneously. According to their Digest this breaker will not trip instantly until the ...
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2019年11月6日 · Electrician, Contractor, Inspector. Nov 6, 2019. #2. USMC1302 said: The branch circuit breaker trips intermittently for a 3 phase motor circuit. It is a 5 Hp, 208 V motor FLA 12.4 SF 1.15. I believe it is a severe duty rated motor. The branch breaker is 30 A, and the contractor has megged the wiring, changed the motor and the breaker, and the ...
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2010年1月7日 · That breaker is an MCP, "Motor Circuit Protector" or "Mag-Only" breaker, also known as an Instantaneous Trip (IT) breaker, which is how it is referenced in the NEC. The rules for sizing it are both in table 430.52, and also in paragraph 430.52.C.3 (on the next page in most editions) where is references exceptions.