3 overloads devices required according to rule 28/304 of CEC
The above answer applies to three phase motors, the NEC table 430.37 requires one overload device.
A 3-wire, 240 volt, single phase motor would require two overloads; one for each "hot" current carrying conductor.
One thermal overload is usually enough
if it is a 240volt motor it does not matter,
If the overload protection is set correctly to the motors full load amperage, any overloading of the motor will trip the protection and take the motor off line. Once the reason of the overload has been established and rectified, the overload protection is reset and the motor can be brought back on line.
The maximum overload on a three-phase motor can be calculated using the formula: Maximum Overload = (Full Load Amps / 100) x Percentage Overload Where Full Load Amps is the rated current of the motor at full load, and Percentage Overload is the desired amount of overload.
Something wrong with it like a bad motor.
All motor currents flowing through either the forward or reverse contactors must flow through the overload device before going to the motor.
A device with an overload protection used to control a motor is an Overload Relay.
if it is a 240volt motor it does not matter,
overload heater is used to protect a large electric motor. If the overload heater get too hot from excessive current. its nomally-closed overload contacts wil open. interruptting the circiut of powe supply of motor
There are many types of overload protection these days and all are based on the FLA (full load amps) of the motor.
If the overload protection is set correctly to the motors full load amperage, any overloading of the motor will trip the protection and take the motor off line. Once the reason of the overload has been established and rectified, the overload protection is reset and the motor can be brought back on line.
overload model no Ke-FKR4(D)
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No, three phase motor overloads just monitor the motor's lines for an overload. Once detected the circuit holding the magnetic starter in will drop out and take the motor off line.
it is used to protect the motor
On a star delta starter a motor overload or a motor going to ground and cause a short circuit will cause the overload protection to trip. These overloads have to be reset before the motor can be restarted.
Each leg of a three phase motor must have overload protection. There is no minimum. Older magnetic contactors used to only protect two legs but occasions arose out of this configuration that would cause the motor to single phase on an overload condition. The code was changed to stop this condition from happening so now all three legs must be protected.
Any value over .65kA will be classed as an overload.