Sorry the formatting in my data table got messed up. the table above is just showing the 3 speeds i will operate at and for how long. The bottom line is all points are below the available HP of the motor and only the middle one is close. If i encounter some unforseen mechanical losses i could...
Thanks gr8blu
i forgot to grab a set of DWGs the last time i was onsite so i am not sure what temperature monitoring devices are available. if i was to guess i would say the machine has never been rewound and therefore as you say there are probably only thermostats. Looking the cowern papers as...
Thanks again edison
I'll get another look at the motor next week. I suspect i only have motor thermals to alert me of a winding overtemperature but now that you bring it up i will look to see if there are RTDs or thermistors imbedded in the windings.
Thanks Waross
I am reading the RMS HP loading now and this is EXACTLY what I am facing. Long blocks of time well below overload and then seconds long events that may be just above overload.
Hi Edison
Thanks for the reply. The motor is 1960's vintage GE. It is a tank of a motor. The DC drive was factory set to limit the current at 110% of nameplate current. My hope is i can leave that where it is and just limit the overload duration to not hit the trip point.
I do not know the...
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