GE offers a wide variety of electro-mechanical reduced voltage starting methods. These include the CR330 series part winding starters, the CR331 automated type and the CR333 series Wye-Delta magnetic starters.
Users of squirrel cage motors face a variety of application issues that make some form of reduced current or reduced shock loading starters necessary especially with larger motors. GE’s line of reduced voltage electro-mechanical starters will fulfil this need.
Part windings and Wye-delta forms require specially wound motors that essentially employ a winding for starting and another for running. The starter performs the switching function to reconnect the motor winding. The autotransformer starter uses a 3 leg transformer to reduce the voltage during startintg and reconnects the motor to full voltage during running. Taps may be set to match the application.
Features and Benefits
- NEMA rated for customer acceptance
- Closed transition eliminates switching transients during transition from starting to run conditions
- Full range of sizes available makes the right starter readily available
- Part Winding (CR330) NEMA size 1PW through size 8PW – 15 to 1400HP@460V
- Autotransformer (CR331) NEMA size2 through size 9 – 15 to 1500HP@460V
- Wye Delta (CR332) NEMA S1YD-15 to 1500HP@460V
- Open Transition forms available for lower lower cost where transients can be tolerated
- Three-phase autotransformer (CR331) for balanced starting currents
- Pneumatic industrial grade timers for simple accurate transition timing
- Enclosed offering for customer conveniance NEMA Type 1,12,3R and 4
- Open baseplate forms for retrofit and use in customer enclosures
- Combination starter forms available for complete protection