Partwinding
Partwinding
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What means partwinding 50/50% start on an electric engine?
I receive an electric diagram for one electric-driven A/C compressor, i need to insert a soft-starter ATS48D47Q Telemecanique and I don't know what partwinding is.
I receive an electric diagram for one electric-driven A/C compressor, i need to insert a soft-starter ATS48D47Q Telemecanique and I don't know what partwinding is.





RE: Partwinding
Part-winding start is a method of reducing inrush current at the startup of a motor. It is also used to prevent damage to the driven load caused by high starting torque when a motor is started across the line. Generally, a motor is specifically built in which the rotor is wound with 2 indentical sets of windings. Each winding accounts for 1/2 the total connected running load. The controller is wired in a manner in which only one set of windings are initially energized when the motor is started. The second set of windings are energized after a delayed period of time.
Hope this has helped
Bigbillnky,C.E.F.....(Chief Electrical Flunky)
RE: Partwinding
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RE: Partwinding
If you have the soft starter, follow jraef advise and make this motor full winding start rather than part winding.
You should connect the six or nine leads of the motor for the final step, following the wiring diagrams on the nameplate.
RE: Partwinding
However, part winding start does allow use of 2 less expensive contactors instead of a single big contactor. The biggest single contactor that is not h#!!atiously expensive at 480 volts is 250 Horsepower. Even then, two 100 HP contactors will be less expensive than a 200 HP contactor.
Most air compressors that are 100 HP and larger use wye delta starting as that limits starting torque to 1/3 of across the line starting torque whcih saves a lot on gearbox cost. If you were to try to start a large compressor across the line you would actually break off gear teeth in the rotary screw compressor. Soft starters are starting to compete with wye delta starters.
RE: Partwinding