A MICROPROCESSOR-BASED FULL VOLTAGE STARTING OF INDUCTION-MOTOR WITH SWITCHED CAPACITORS

Increasing concerns over the starting of induction motors with high starting torque requirements have prompted engineers to seek methods of starting with full voltage and switched capacitors. This method provides ample acceleration torque with minimum voltage disturbances on the main bus. A highly reliable microprocessor-based starter with high performance has been developed. The hardware and software architecture of this starter and its starting aspects are described. The programmable automation provided here allows a flexibility in algorithms which can be altered or expanded easily. The performance goals designed also include protection of induction motor against overload, phase loss, wrong phase sequence and severe over voltage due to self-excitation.