Motor Starter

INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION
Electrical installation in the industry contains,
1. Electrical machine installation
2. Industry lighting installation
3.Small service community installation
4.etc.
Motor starters
 Motor starters are one of the major inventions for motor
control applications.
 As the name suggests, a starter is an electrical device
which controls the electrical power for starting a motor.
 These electrical devices are also used for the purpose of
stopping, reversing and protecting electric motors.
Cont’d…
The following are the two major components of a starter:
1.Contactor: The main function of the contactor is to control

the electric current to the motor. A contactor can make or
break power to the circuit.
2.Overload Relay: Overheating and drawing too much

current can cause the motor to burn out and become
practically useless. Overload relays prevent this from
happening and protect the motor from any potential danger.
Cont’d…
 A starter is an assembly of these two components, which allows
it to turn on or off an electric motor or motor controlled
electrical equipment.
Types of Motor Starters

 The two most basic types of these electrical devices are:
1. Manual Starters: Manual starters are devices that are operated

manually. These starters are extremely easy and straightforward
to operate and do not require expert intervention. The starter
includes a button (or rotary knob) which enables a user to turn
the connected equipment on or off.
Cont’d…
2. Magnetic Motor Starters: This is the other main type of
motor starter.
It is operated electromagnetically.
It means that the motor load connected to the motor starter
is typically started and stopped using a lower and safer
voltage than the motor voltage.
Just like other motor starters, the magnetic starter also has
an electrical contactor and overload relay to protect the
device from too much current or overheating.
Cont’d…
 There are two circuits in a motor starter, which are as follows:
1. Power Circuit: The power circuit connects the line to the

motor. It provides transmission of electricity through the starter
contacts, overload relay, and then to the motor. The motor
current is carried by the power (main) contacts of the contactor.
2. Control Circuit: This is the other motor starter circuit, which

operates the contactor to turn it on or off. The contactor main
contacts are responsible for allowing or interrupting the flow of
current to the motor.
Cont’d…
 To do this, the contacts in the control circuit are either
opened or closed.
 The control circuit energizes the contactor coil, which
creates an electromagnetic field.
 The power contacts are pulled by this electromagnetic field
to a closed position.
 This completes the circuit between the motor and the line.
This way, remote operations are made possible by the
control circuit.
Cont’d…
1. The control circuit can be wired in the following two ways:
 Method 1: One of the most widely used methods employed
for wiring the control circuit is referred to as the “Two-wire
method”. A maintained contact type of pilot device like
presence sensor, thermostat, or float switch is used in the
two-wire method of wiring the control circuit.
 Method 2: Unlike the two-wire method, the “Three-wire
method” of wiring the control circuit uses a holding circuit
contact and the momentary contact pilot devices.
Cont’d…
The control circuit can derive the power from either of the following three ways:
Common Control: This type of control is when the power source of the control
circuit is the same as the motor.
Separate Control: This is the most popular type of control. As the name suggests,
the control circuit derives power from a separate source in this arrangement.
Generally, the power derived is lower in voltage as compared to the motor’s power
source.
Transformer Control: As the name suggests, the control circuit derives power
from a control circuit transformer. Generally, the power derived is lower in voltage as
compared to the motor’s power source.

Fundamental Functions of Motor Starters
The following are the most fundamental functions that a starter
has to perform:
Control: The control function is mainly carried out by the

contactor component of a starter. It is controlling the opening and
closing of the power electrical circuit. The switching is done by
the main contacts (poles) of the contactor. An electromagnetic coil
is energized, which open or close the contacts. This
electromagnetic coil has a nominal control voltage, and can either
be an AC or DC voltage.
Cont’d…
Short-Circuit Protection: In industrial applications, normal
load current can be up to thousands of amperes.
In the case of a short-circuit fault, the fault current can go
over 100,000 amperes. This can cause severe damage to the
equipment.
The short-circuit protection disconnects the supply and
prevents the potential damage in a safe manner.
Short circuit protection is provided by
fuses or circuit breakers in a Combination Motor Controller.
Cont’d…
Overload Protection: When a motor draws more current than
it is designed to, an overload condition is caused.
The main objective of an overload relay is to detect the
excess currents.
When an overload is detected, the auxiliary contact of the
overload relay opens the circuit and prevents the motor from
burning out or overheating.
electromechanical overload relays are used in combination
with a contactor to provide the required overload protection.
Cont’d…
Disconnecting and Breaking: In order to prevent an unintended
restart, it is required to disconnect the motor from the main power
circuit.
In order to safely perform maintenance on a motor or starter, a
motor must be able to switch off and be isolated from the power.
The disconnect switch of the circuit provides this function.
Disconnecting and breaking is provided by a disconnect switch

or circuit breaker in a Combination Motor Controller (or can be
installed remotely from the starter).
Manual DOL starter
L1 L2
M
M
3~
3~
Contactor controlled DOL starter
L1 L2 L3
C/B
1 1
K1.2 K1.4
Start K1.1
K1.3
2
TOL Stop
3
TOL
4
K1/4
M 5
3~
L1 L2 L3
Star-delta starter
C/B
K2.4 S1 K2.1
K2.1
K2.3
K3.1
TOL S2
B1
A1 C1 K3.1 TOL
MM
K4.1 K4.2 K4.3
3~3~ K1/3 K2/4 K3/2 K4/3
C2 B2
A2
Start Line Timer Delta
K1.1 K1.3
K1.2
Autotransformer starter
L1 L2 L3
C/B
S1
K2.1 K2.2 K2.3

S2 K4.1
K5.1 K5.2 K5.3 TOL
K3.1 K1.4
K1.1 K1.3
K1.2
K2.4
K1/4 K2/4 K3/1 K4/1 K5/3

MM
3~3~
L1 L2 L3 Primary Resistance Starter
C/B
S1
K3.1 K3.2 K3.3
R1 R2 R3 S2 K1.1 K1.2 K1.3
K4.1 K4.2 K4.3
K2.1
TOL
MM K1/3 K2/1 K3/3 K4/3

3~3~
L1 L2 L3 Secondary Resistance Starter
C/B
S1
K3.1 K3.2 K3.3
TOL S2
K1.1 K1.2 K2.1 K5.1
M
3~
K6.1 K6.2
R1a R1b R1c
K1/2 K2/1 K3/3 K4/2 K5/1 K6/2
K4.1 K4.2
R2a R2b R2c
Magnetic Motor Starters
• Depending on how they are connected in a circuit, there are many
types of magnetic motor starters, such as:
1. Direct-On-Line Starter:
• The direct-on-line starter is the simplest form of motor starter, other
than a manual starter. The controller of this starter is typically a
simple push button (but could be a selector switch, limit switch, float
switch, etc.). Pressing the start button closes the contactor (by
energizing the contactor coil) connected to the main supply and
motor.
Cont’d…
 This provides the supply current to the motor. To turn the motor off,
a stop button is provided.
 To protect it from over current, the control circuit is wired through a
normally closed auxiliary contact of the overload relay. When the
overload relay trips, the normally closed auxiliary contact opens, and
de-energizes the contactor coil, and the contactor main contacts open.
 The Advantages of Using Direct-On-Line Motor Starters:
 They have a compact design.
 They are cost-effective.
 They have a simple construction.

Cont’d…
 In the rotor resistance starter, the three resistances are
connected such that they are in series with the rotor windings.
This helps reduce the rotor current considerably, as well as
increases the motor torque.
The Advantages of Using Rotor Resistance Motor Starters:

 They are cost-effective.
 They have a simple speed control method.
 They provide low starting current, large starting torque, and

large pull-out torque.
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INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION

Electrical installation in the industry contains,

1. Electrical machine installation

2. Industry lighting installation

3.Small service community installation

1.Contactor: The main function of the contactor is to control

2.Overload Relay: Overheating and drawing too much

Types of Motor Starters

1. Manual Starters: Manual starters are devices that are operated

1. Power Circuit: The power circuit connects the line to the

2. Control Circuit: This is the other motor starter circuit, which

circuit is the same as the motor.

compared to the motor’s power source.

Control: The control function is mainly carried out by the

Disconnecting and breaking is provided by a disconnect switch

Start Line Timer Delta

K2.1 K2.2 K2.3

K5.1 K5.2 K5.3 TOL

K1/4 K2/4 K3/1 K4/1 K5/3

K3.1 K3.2 K3.3

R1 R2 R3 S2 K1.1 K1.2 K1.3

K4.1 K4.2 K4.3

MM K1/3 K2/1 K3/3 K4/3

K3.1 K3.2 K3.3

 They have a compact design.

 They are cost-effective.

 They have a simple construction.

The Advantages of Using Rotor Resistance Motor Starters:

 They have a simple speed control method.

 They provide low starting current, large starting torque, and

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