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OVERCURRENT
PROTECTION FOR MOTOR
INSTALLATIONS: PART
ONE
Published: June 2000
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QUESTION Are mot rout
(fa nansia the motor staring ur
lcorsrequied be sized at 126 percortt he moor fiload caere
poet
AISWWER Wo The rotor saring or ‘ins caer hich's als called Tocked rotor ment “is ony present
tiring tne acslercon pens ate momentine mor isstaed The inns curt decreases pi 25
‘rotor bagine orotate The rear branch overcurrent protection as calculate rom Table 40-752 e8=i)
andes tess cert win the imttons ofthe motor branch cet comfucos,
‘These motor brancheirait overcument protechve deve are permitto be sized much higher tan he
ct ofthe motor branch ere conductors Thay ae alse abl ts prtecttne motor branch circuitconsucors
rom shor-oreut orground-autcuents because cfthe magnitude ofthe curents produced so apilybythese
ype offauts. Why are tie motor brarch circuit conductrs sized at 125 percentof the moor fll
the xt question,
QUESTION:
1 motor branch excut conductors size! at 125 petcet ofthe motor FLC?
ANSWER Motor rareh cru corducors ae protected rom shor rut and ground aut uments by he brench
ircut overcurert devices, utthese devices wil ot protect the canducors tom aver condsions. Moto
devices, which are general oested inte motor comoler, ate permited by Secion430-32(a)1)to be
sized according tothe matkad "servic factor’ ofthe metor. Thess vales are general 115 perce ot 125
perce ofthe motor LC. There a to his as shown in Secton 430-32)2), Fa motor i allows
oreo of motor FLC. thon we protec tho brane cout conductors by zing thom at 125 percre of
FLC aswel
QUESTION: hati the 5
factor ofa
oor snd what da they mean by "mk service factor”
WER Servic factors a matgin of safety When te mandfacier designs sence fctrinto a motor t
ean develop mote than tate crrerewthoct damage to tse For exami, = 10 Hato
‘sloweldte develop curert equivalent 11 5 HP witoie damage to the moor
NNEC) nSecton £30-22(a(1)alows # motor wih a saroce
310 operat at up to 15 porcant
modingnsuiation T
factor o 1.18 to use ovaload go
hove tsnowmal ating without
QUESTION: tmconcen
vets the motor vith Table 13,
LISWER® Table 40-152 does not epacsy ove
provides fra percentage of FLC of mak
Short-Circut rd Grou
th
ore protacton for motors Ths table, asthe ile ates,
ha ‘Msamum Rating or Sting of Motor ranc-Circu
J Prolectve Devices "These vercurentdevices uses orca breakers) protect
ts caused by shot cvaitor ground fauts. Thy ao no osignod
(ou concucors are proieced From overload constions by he
10-32. The kayo undersanting consucar and moter prctecion
tout, ans overload See the next quasson
ductors fodirg tho mots om ov
oct the motor wi)
protecion spectiec in Seco
the meanng of gourd-aut, shor
QUESTION tmoonfises byte texminobogy motor branch crit shor circ ond ground ful protection” ana
veroad” Can you obntytha for me?
ANSWER. Me
ound fauk
2 few defintions in ord
Shortt Two o more conducts ot opposte palanty coming ints contact with eachother vith relahvely ioe
resstance netueen themor conta! betsentnam short the ad
i folt One or more ungrounded enduro
ing ito contact ith a grounded conductor ora grounsed
upirantor 2 conductor witha catertvaluo in excess of erated ampacity. which woud
ip overhesting Afouk suchas. shortcut or ground alts rot an averoad
These ae the contin: agarst wich mustprotec ou melo brarchictcondurtrs,Shor-cireit and
sjound faut pot sid in Scton 430-82. The isu i “The motor branch citcut nd
ground ft abe of caning te senting cuere ofthe motor Section 430-52 eers
{So Table 430-152 nhicn, depending upon the fype o motor andthe pe ofovercuert device bing used
permits # mmsimim pecertage of llloed curentfat maybe usesto se the overcomes device Tis
erase a ther 2 hse crcut breaker Shrt-