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Star/Delta controls

Is there an upper limit to motor size that Star/Delta starters remain a viable option.
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  • Robert,


    I’ll give you my thoughts, since no one else has “waded in” yet, with the caveat that I might be better described as “ex” rather than currently “expert”.  I would expect that any limit is with the supply system capacity transformers, cables and contactors.  The purpose of a star-delta starting arrangement is to limit the motor starting current in a simple and economic way. At the other extreme, I used to work on high voltage motors of several megawatts capacity, which achieved this aim by use of rotor resistance.  Power was delivered direct on line, by a HV “breaker” (sometimes termed Motor Switching Device).  So why do you want to use star-delta in preference to other methods?  A quick google search led me here   https://library.e.abb.com/public/6b4e1a3530814df0c12579bb0030e58b/1SFC132060M0201.pdf                


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  • Robert,


    I’ll give you my thoughts, since no one else has “waded in” yet, with the caveat that I might be better described as “ex” rather than currently “expert”.  I would expect that any limit is with the supply system capacity transformers, cables and contactors.  The purpose of a star-delta starting arrangement is to limit the motor starting current in a simple and economic way. At the other extreme, I used to work on high voltage motors of several megawatts capacity, which achieved this aim by use of rotor resistance.  Power was delivered direct on line, by a HV “breaker” (sometimes termed Motor Switching Device).  So why do you want to use star-delta in preference to other methods?  A quick google search led me here   https://library.e.abb.com/public/6b4e1a3530814df0c12579bb0030e58b/1SFC132060M0201.pdf                


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