Saturday 29 August 2009

Motor ; Overload

Overload
1.1 Causes
a) Motor undersize.
b) Restriction in turning

1.2 Results
a) Insulation of conductors is darken,
b) Brittle and easily peel off.

This is called roasting of windings

1.3 Can cause short-circuit between turnss

1.4 Prevention
a) Mainly due t0 wrong setting cf themal overload relay (TOR)
b) Defective ther-mal overload relay check by reducing the setting to minimum level.
c) $Thus ensure thermal overload relay is working.

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