That is strange...maybe it has to do with the starting current from the motor, of course you know the starting current can be 6 to 8(even more depending on the motor specs) times the normal running current. If that is the problem you can add a backup diesel generator to the motor and have it run...
Hello beeeb2828,
First of all welcome to the club. Please do no give up on us and leave Electrical Engineering. Our kind of work brakes up into different Categories, and Categories within Categories. So right now you are just taking general electrical classes. See which ones you take are...