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  1. dithomas

    480V 3 ph Service with 240V Tap

    Tugboateng The ground lights at the brewery had a bulb test circuit that was a good feature. They tries LED bulbs at one time an they did not work, all three lights stayed on even with a ground, so went back to incandescent. The bub filament was an important part of how the system worked. The...
  2. dithomas

    480V 3 ph Service with 240V Tap

    Hi Jraef, I have seen this configuration twice. One facilty had three separate services each installed with an expansion. The oldest one was the high leg and the other two were the normal 480/277 services. That project was to combine all of the services into a new single point of connection...
  3. dithomas

    480V 3 ph Service with 240V Tap

    Thanks to all. My memory has been properly refreshed.
  4. dithomas

    480V 3 ph Service with 240V Tap

    When I was still working I ran across a 3 phase electrical service where the utility supplied power to a facility using three pole mounted transformers with one transformer being larger than the other two. I can not remember the details, but it seems to me that one of the transformers supplied...
  5. dithomas

    3 Phase Rectifier with input from a 480 VAC Ungrounded Delta System

    Hello all, know that drives and other power electronic devices do not belong connected to an ungrounded 3 Phase 480VAC delta supply but this is a plant built in the 1960's that does bottling and these systems were common at the time and obsolete for new tech but this is the hand that has been...
  6. dithomas

    3 Phase Rectifier with input from a 480 VAC Ungrounded Delta System

    Hello all, I have a short video attached of the ground indication lights on the secondary bus of a 1000kVA 13.8kV deltla / 480V delta transformer with ungrounded secondary. There is a 3 phase rectifier connected to one of the 600 amp feeder breakers. The DC bus of the rectifier is to be...
  7. dithomas

    Medium Voltage Auto Transfer Switch Control Replacement

    Hi Bill, Thanks for the reply. Rather than the roll your own approach I am looking for a replacment retrofit controller that is already preprgrammed and from a vender that can provide long term service and support. I am looking for somthing like the Woodward DTSC 200 that can handle a...
  8. dithomas

    Medium Voltage Auto Transfer Switch Control Replacement

    I first posted this in the motor and generator forum but thought I should have posted it here also. I am on the hunt fot a replacment controller for an existing PLC based Westinghouse Auto Transfer. The existing scheme uses three 15kV WLI Switches as a Main - Tie - Main with a preferred and...
  9. dithomas

    Medium Voltage Auto Transfer Switch Control Replacement

    I am on the hunt fot a replacment controller for an existing PLC based Westinghouse Auto Transfer. The existing scheme uses three 15kV WLI Switches as a Main - Tie - Main with a preferred and alternate untility feed. The two main ssitches are fused. The Westinghouse PLC is obsolete with no...
  10. dithomas

    VFD caused motor vibration

    I am wondering if anyone has seen this type of Vibration Spectrum Data before and may have some idea as to what it respresents. The data is from the drive end motor bearing of a 50 HP induction motor on a belt driven fan. The motor is controlled by a VFD. This signature appeared in...
  11. dithomas

    Chiller starter Zero Sequence GFI

    Parchie It is possible to remove the ground conductor from the ct window. The cable breakout was above the CT. I have attached a photo. Danhttp://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=fe9485df-b7be-4735-98bf-9f875042ce57&file=540_Ton_Chiller_GFI_Coil.jpg
  12. dithomas

    Chiller starter Zero Sequence GFI

    I have a 540 ton 480VAC 3 PH Y-D closed transistion starter fed from a Y solidly grounded transformer secondary. The compaint is that the chiller may experience a ground fualt trip on the first start-up after not running for a long period of time. The gfi is reset and the chiller starts and...
  13. dithomas

    Westinghouse UTT On Load Tap Changer Failures

    jscwei314, That is a rather good riddle!!!! The 69 kV line is an unregulated line and my swing 10 to 15 pecent. If and LTC is on a transformer and left on one tap coking can form on the contacts. Will vfd and 2300 volt motor tolerate a + - 15% swing? What is the weather like? D
  14. dithomas

    Westinghouse UTT On Load Tap Changer Failures

    Has there been documentation or studies done on the failure rate of the old Westinghoue 13.8kV UTT on load tap changers? These are the units with arching type transfer switches. I have two if these units in service built in 1967 and on 12MVA 69/13.8 transformes. Both with close to 400,000...
  15. dithomas

    Convert 1965 2 speed cooling tower to VFD

    Thank you to everyone. After reviewing the comments and some other research on the issue, we decided to leave the old large 5 cell tower as is an update the two speed starters. There is a new tower being ordered to augment the old tower and it will come from the factory with inverter duty...
  16. dithomas

    Convert 1965 2 speed cooling tower to VFD

    Hi BAS, Thank you for the reply and comments. They will control fan speed based on water temp. Not being a process control guy, I would think that the time constant associated with a large volume of water would make it hard to tune the system to control the actual cold well water temp. very...
  17. dithomas

    Convert 1965 2 speed cooling tower to VFD

    Can anyone share with me some thoughts on the pros and cons to retro fit a 75HP 480VAC coolong tower fan with a VFD? The motor is the original motor (I have not rewind history) and has six motor leads to the 2 speed reversible starter. The 480VAC 3 phase system feeding the fans is a Delta -...
  18. dithomas

    DC motor testing at no load

    If I have an unloaded 1500 HP 700 VDC shunt wound motor how can I determine the voltage and current levels, starting from 0 volts and ramping up, that it would take to first get the motor to roll that run at full base speed. I know that to get to full base speed I will need 700 VDC and full...
  19. dithomas

    1920 Detroit Electric Car Battery fuse question

    ScottyUK, Thanks for the reply. The DC system is not grounded. I think I need to fuse the + and -. I will investigate the HRC fuse.

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