Thank you for all of your replys. First, the suggestion of a DC motor starter with dropping resistors sounds good. However, I am not sure where to buy one. Are they available, and who manufacters them? Second suggestion. Yes, the DC motor would act as a backup to build pressure in the...
Hello, I am new to the forum. I have an interesting problem. I have been given the task of figuring out how to start a 30 hp, 250 VDC motor off of a battery backup system. The pump will be used to pump hydraulic fluid to operate the wicket gates of a generator on a dam project. I am a little...