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    ABB - Motor Starting Methods

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    Phyu Mar Thein Kyaw
    A centrifugal pump is described. Direct-on-line starting causes high starting torque and current that can damage pipes and valves. Star-delta starting reduces torque but still causes peaks. Using a softstarter reduces voltage gradually during start and stop, allowing smooth acceleration and deceleration to avoid pressure waves in the system. Softstarters are recommended for starting pumps to protect the piping system from mechanical stresses.

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    ABB - Motor Starting Methods

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    A centrifugal pump is described. Direct-on-line starting causes high starting torque and current that can damage pipes and valves. Star-delta starting reduces torque but still causes peaks. Using a softstarter reduces voltage gradually during start and stop, allowing smooth acceleration and deceleration to avoid pressure waves in the system. Softstarters are recommended for starting pumps to protect the piping system from mechanical stresses.

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    A centrifugal pump is described. Direct-on-line starting causes high starting torque and current that can damage pipes and valves. Star-delta starting reduces torque but still causes peaks. Using a softstarter reduces voltage gradually during start and stop, allowing smooth acceleration and deceleration to avoid pressure waves in the system. Softstarters are recommended for starting pumps to protect the piping system from mechanical stresses.

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    ABB - Motor Starting Methods

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    Phyu Mar Thein Kyaw
    A centrifugal pump is described. Direct-on-line starting causes high starting torque and current that can damage pipes and valves. Star-delta starting reduces torque but still causes peaks. Using a softstarter reduces voltage gradually during start and stop, allowing smooth acceleration and deceleration to avoid pressure waves in the system. Softstarters are recommended for starting pumps to protect the piping system from mechanical stresses.

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    Centrifugal pump

    Direct-on-line start
    Starting up a pump is normally not a problem
    for a squirrel cage motor. The problem is the
    wear and tear depending on pressure waves in
    the pipe system created when the motor starts
    and stops too quickly. During a D.O.L start the
    motor gives much too high starting torque
    with the result that the motor accelerates and
    reaches nominal speed too quickly. The reason
    is that the braking load torque is low for a pump
    during start. This starting method also gives
    maximum possible starting current.

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    rpm
    Torque/speed curve at D.O.L start

    Different applications

    There are a lot of different types of pumps; like piston pumps, centrifugal pumps,
    screw pumps etc. But the most common version is the centrifugal pump and we
    have selected this one to describe.

    rpm
    Current curve at D.O.L start

    Different applications

    Star-delta starter (Y-D)

    When stopping a pump

    By using a star-delta starter it is possible to


    reduce the starting torque. The motor torque
    in the star position is too weak to be able to
    complete the start and reach the rated speed.

    During stop it is also normal to have problems.


    When making a direct stop by disconnecting
    the main supply the motor stops too quickly.
    Depending on high mass flow in the pipe system
    the water will continue with the same speed for
    a short period and then come back again,
    backwards in the pipe system. This creates high
    pressure shocks on valves and gives high
    mechanical stresses on the pipe system.

    The quadratic load torque will become too high


    for the motor when reaching approx. 80-85 % of
    the rated speed and the switch over to the delta
    position will give both high transmission and
    current peaks with pressure waves as a result.
    The current peaks can be equally high as at a
    D.O.L start or even higher.

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    rpm

    rpm
    Torque/speed curve at Star-Delta start

    Current curve at Star-Delta start

    By using an ABB softstarter the voltage is reduced


    during the start sequence with the result that the
    motor torque is reduced. During the start
    sequence the softstarter increases the voltage so
    that the motor will be strong enough to accelerate
    the pump to the nominal speed without any
    torque or current peaks. A normal starting
    current with a softstarter when starting a fully
    loaded centrifugal pump is approx. 4 times rated
    motor current.

    Also during the stop sequence the softstarter is


    the solution. The softstarter reduces the voltage
    during stop via a voltage ramp and the motor
    becomes weaker and weaker. Because of this the
    water speed slows down very smoothly without
    creating any pressure waves.
    A special function on the softstarter is sometimes
    available, called "step-down voltage",which ensures
    an optimum setting to the actual need for any
    pipe system.

    Different applications

    Softstarter

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    rpm
    Torque/speed curve when using a softstarter

    rpm
    Current curve when using a softstarter

    Different applications

    Selection of a suitable
    softstarter
    Normal start
    Starting a pump is a typical normal start
    condition.
    Select a softstarter according to the rated
    motor power.
    Heavy duty start
    Not applicable for this application.

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    Application with a pump.

    Recommended basic settings:


    Start ramp: 10 sec.
    Stop ramp: 20 sec.
    Initial voltage: 30 %

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