Title :
Considerations in Medium Voltage Reduced Voltage Motor Starting the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Author :
Farr, Lawrence B. ; Farr, Thomas A.
Author_Institution :
R&D Eng., Arden
Abstract :
Reduced voltage motor starting has advantages and issues that must be understood when applying these technologies. This paper addresses these considerations on primary reactor, autotransformer, star delta and solid-state reduced voltage starters.
Keywords :
AC motor drives; autotransformers; starting; autotransformer; medium voltage reduced voltage motor starting; primary reactor; solid-state reduced voltage starters; star-delta starters; Acceleration; Impedance; Inductors; Manufacturing; Medium voltage; Power systems; Reactive power; Rotors; Solid state circuits; Torque; Reduced voltage motor starting; autotransformer; primary reactor; solid-state motor starters; star delta;
Conference_Titel :
Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 2007. Conference Record of Annual
Conference_Location :
Williamsburg, VA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1192-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-2172
DOI :
10.1109/PAPCON.2007.4286303