(Practical Application) #1 ) you are working as a plant electrician. It is your job to install a 300 hp three phase squirrel cage induction motor. The supply voltage is 480 V. The power company has determined that the maximum amount of starting current that can be permitted by any motor in the plant is 3000 A. The motor nameplate is as follows(photo) . Will it be possible to start this motor across the line, or will it be necessary to use a reduced voltage starter to reduce starting current? PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS1. You are working as a plant electrician. It is your job to install a 300-hp three-phasesquirrel-cage induction motor. The supply voltage is 480 V. The power company hasdetermined that the maximum amount of starting current that can be permitted byany motor in the plant is 3000 A. The motor nameplate is as follows:Phase: 3FLA: 352Volts: 480RPM: 1755Frame: XXXCode: L mWill it be possible to start this motor across the line, or will it be necessary to use areduced-voltage starter to reduce starting current?

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1. You are working as a plant electrician. It is your job to install a 300-hp three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor. The supply voltage is 480 V. The power company has determined that the maximum amount of starting current that can be permitted by any motor in the plant is 3000 A. The motor nameplate is as follows: Phase: 3 FLA: 352 Volts: 480 RPM: 1755 Frame: XXX Code: L Will it be possible to start this motor across the line, or will it be necessary to use a reduced-voltage starter to reduce starting current?

1. You are working as a plant electrician. It is your job to install a 300-hp three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor. The supply voltage is 480 V. The power company has determined that the maximum amount of starting current that can be permitted by any motor in the plant is 3000 A. The motor nameplate is as follows: Phase: 3 FLA: 352 Volts: 480 RPM: 1755 Frame: XXX Code: L Will it be possible to start this motor across the line, or will it be necessary to use a reduced-voltage starter to reduce starting current?

Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337900348

Author:Stephen L. Herman

Publisher:Stephen L. Herman

Chapter32: Three-phase Motors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1PA: You are working as a plant electrician. It is your job to install a 300-hp three-phase squirrel-cage...

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