ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

UNIT 3

What is a magnetic line voltage motor starter?

An electromagnetic switch with a running overload protection (electric motor control 9th edition page 23)

How many poles are required on motor starters for the following motors
a. b.

240-volt, single-phase induction motor 2 440-volt, three-phase induction motor 3 (electric motor control 9th edition page 28)

If a motor starter is installed according to directions but will not start, what is a common cause for the failure to start?

No overload heaters (electric motor control 9th edition page 31)

Using the time limit overload or the dashpot overload relay, how are the following achieved: time-delay characteristics; tripping current adjustments?

The relay de-energizes earlier and the starter stops the motor from tripping current adjustments (electric motor 9th edition page 35)

What causes the AC hum or chatter in AC electromagnetic devices?

Because were using AC voltage which has 0 voltage. When it reaches 0 there is no pull on the armature causing it to drop due to gravity and be pulled back in due to the solenoid principle. (electric motor control 9th edition page 27)

What is the phase relationship between the flux in the main pole of a magnet and the flux in the shaded portion of the pole?

90 degrees apart (electric motor control 9th edition page 27)

In what AC devices is the principle of the shaded pole used?

Magnetic starters on contactor section Relays

(electric motor control 9th edition page 40)

What does the electrician look for to remedy the following conditions:

B. Chatter or Relay

What type of protective enclosure is most commonly used and what is its NEMA number?

NEMA 1 General purpose (electric motor control 9th edition page 42)

What advantage is there in using combination starters?

We have both disconnecting switch and starting protection

(electric motor control 9th edition page 40)

What safety feature does the combination starter provide that individual motor starting assemblies do not?

Starting protection: fuses and circuit breakers (electric motor control 9th edition page 42)

List the probable causes if the armature does not release after the magnetic starter is de-energized

Mechanical binding, The air gap in magnet is destroyed, Gummy substance on magnet faces, Weak tip pressure, Contact tip welding (electric motor control 9th edition page 37)

How is the size of the overload heaters selected for a particular installation?

Get the nameplate Full Load Amps (FLA) of the motor and look on the manufactures cover

(electric motor control 9th edition page 34)

What type of motor starter enclosure (include NEMA number and class) is recommended for an installation requiring safe electrical operation around an outside, inflammable paint-filling pump?
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Water tight enclosure (electric motor control 9th edition page 42)

The magnetic starter is held closed

electrically magnetically (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_starter)

When a motor starter coil is de-energized

gravity and spring tension open contacts (electric motor control 9th edition page 25)

An AC magnet may hum excessively due to

All of these (improper alignment, foreign matter between contact surfaces, loose laminations) (electric motor control 9th edition page 37)

AC magnets are made of laminated iron

to reduce heating effect (http://www.ask.com/answers/309497461/why-are-ac-magnetsmade-of-laminated-iron) (electric motor control 9th edition page 25)

The purpose of overload protection on a motor is to protect the

motor from sustained overcurrents (electric motor control 9th edition page 29)

The number of magnetic starter poles refers to

the number of power, motor, or load contacts (electric motor control 9th edition page 40)

Motors may burn out because of

all of the above (overload, high ambient temperatures, poor ventilation) (electric motor control 9th edition basis on chapter 1 introduction)

The purpose of a shading coil on an AC electromagnetic pole tip is to

D. prevent chattering (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006041829495) (electric motor control 9th edition page 27)

The current drawn by a motor is

B. an accurate measurement of motor load (2010 edition electric motors and drives Technical Manual)

Thermal overload relays react to

A. high ambient temperatures and excessive heating due to overload currents (electric motor control 9th edition page 30)

The thermal relay heating element is selected

C. From the motors FLA and manufacturers selection chart (electric motor control 9th edition page 31)

When the reset button does not reestablish the control circuit after an overload, the probable cause is

B. the overload trip has not cooled sufficiently

If an operator pushes a start button on a 3-phase induction motor and the motor starts to hum, but not run, the probable trouble is

A. one fuse is blown and the motor is single phasing

A combination starter provides

all of these (disconnecting means, overload protection, short-circuit protection) (electric motor control 9th edition page 40)

Vacuum contactors

A. are quieter in operation than standard contactors (electric motor control 9th edition page 44)

What does IEC stand for?

D. International Electrotechnical Commission (electric motor control 9th edition page 44)