To prevent a motor from burning up, you must provide a means of protecting it from overcurrent (overload, short circuit, or ground fault). If you can remember not to confuse motor protection with ...

Motors differ from other types of loads in one important way: The motor needs much more current to start than to run. This temporary, but significant, inrush current is what complicates motor circuit ...

Carlo Gavazzi is proud to launch the DMPU Series Motor Protection System. The DMPU is a modular electronic motor protection relay to control, monitor and protect the performance of 3-phase constant or ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

Many modern day scroll compressors incorporate a variety of internal safety controls that can actuate the internal line break motor protection (Fig. 1). Some safety features that can be found in the ...

ATC Semitec is now stocking a range of motor protection PTCs to compliment their existing range of re-settable thermal cut-outs. The new SPMP PTCs are available with trip temperatures ranging from ...

Attic fans are supposed to quietly protect your roof and your cooling bills, not threaten your rafters with a hidden ignition source. Yet a wave of fire reports and a massive recall of attic fan ...

According to research conducted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs' Bureau of Energy, power consumed by motor equipment and applications account for over 50% of overall electrical power consumption.