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    Motor Protection Breaker SCCR Sizing

    For a motor circuit were you install a a breaker for short circuit protection in series with a thermal overload. How do you come up with the SCCR Short circuit Current rating of the breaker. In other words how do you calculate the expected short circuit current for the circuit. eg for 40hp...
  2. EngBM

    Hipot testing of 3-phase motors and equipment

    At what minimum voltage do we use the fomula (3VL + 1)Megaohms to calculate the minimum IR value which is acceptable. How was the 1 Megaohm minimum derived. Is it universal for fractional horse power motors to multiple MVA motors.
  3. EngBM

    DC Motor Regenerative Breaking

    Running a 250KW separately excited DC motor with a 3 phase supply 6 Thyristors module coupled with a DC drive controller. On starting the motor sounds like a single phasing 3 phase motor. At full speed 1000rpm if you change the button from motoring to generation that is breaking it burns...
  4. EngBM

    Power Factor Over Correction Effect On Meters

    What is the effect of overcorrecting power factor on meters.

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