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Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (Part 5)

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Ele c tric al Thumb Rule s Yo u MUST Fo llo w, p art 5 (p ho to b y e ng ine e ring o urfre e d o m.b lo g s p o t.c o m)

Continued from: Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (Part 4)

Eight rules to f ollow:

1. St andard Size of Transf ormer (IEEE/ANSI 57.120)
Single Phase Transformer 5KVA, 10KVA, 15KVA, 25KVA, 37.5KVA, 50KVA, 75KVA, 100KVA, 167KVA, 250KVA, 333KVA, 500KVA, 833KVA, 1.25KVA, 1.66KVA, 2.5KVA, 3.33KVA, 5.0KVA, 6.6KVA, 8.3KVA, 10.0KVA, 12.5KVA, 16.6KVA, 20.8KVA, 25.0KVA, 33.33KVA Go back to Rules T hree Phase Transformer 3KVA, 5KVA, 9KVA, 15KVA, 30KVA, 45KVA, 75KVA, 112.5KVA, 150KVA, 225KVA, 300KVA, 500KVA, 750KVA, 1MVA, 1.5MVA, 2MVA, 2.5MVA, 3.7MVA, 5MVA, 7.5MVA, 10MVA, 12MVA, 15MVA, 20MVA, 25MVA, 30MVA, 37.5MVA, 50MVA, 60MVA, 75MVA, 100MVA

2. St andard Size of Mot or (HP)

Electrical Motor (HP) 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1250, 1250, 1500, 1750, 2000, 2250, 3000, 3500 and 4000 Go back to Rules

3. Approximat e RPM of Mot or

HP < 10 HP 10 HP to 30 HP 30 HP to 125 HP 125 HP to 300 HP Go back to Rules RPM 750 RPM >600 RPM 500 RPM 375 RPM

4. Mot or Line Volt age

Motor (KW) < 250 KW 150 KW to 3000KW 200 KW to 3000KW 1000 KW to 1500KW Go back to Rules Advertisement Line Voltage >440 V (LV) 2.5 KV to 4.1 KV (HV) 3.3 KV to 7.2 KV (HV) 6.6 KV to 13.8 KV (HV)

5. Mot or St art ing Current

Supply 1 Phase 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 Phase 3 Phase Size of Motor < 1 HP 1 HP to 10 HP 10 HP 10 HP to 15 HP > 15 HP Max. Starting Current 6 X Motor Full Load Current 3 X Motor Full Load Current 2 X Motor Full Load Current 2 X Motor Full Load Current 1.5 X Motor Full Load Current

Go back to Rules

6. Mot or St art er
Starter DOL Star-Delta Auto T C VSD HP or KW <13 HP (11KW) 13 HP to 48 HP > 48 HP (37 KW) Starting Current 7 X Full Load Current 3 X Full Load Current 4 X Full Load Current 0.5 to 1.5 X Full Load Current Torque Good Poor Good/ Average Excellent

Motor > 2.2KW Should not connect direct to supply voltage if it is in Delta winding Go back to Rules

7. Impedance of Transf ormer (As per IS 2026)

>MVA < 1 MVA 1 MVA to 2.5 MVA 2.5 MVA to 5 MVA 5 MVA to 7 MVA 7 MVA to 12 MVA 12 MVA to 30 MVA > 30 MVA Go back to Rules % Impedance 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 12.5%

8. St andard Size of Transf ormer

Standard Size of Transformer Power Transf ormer (Urban) Power Transf ormer (Rural) Distribution Transf ormer Go back to Rules KVA 3, 6, 8, 10, 16 1, 1.6, 3.15, 5 25, 50, 63, 100, 250, 315, 400, 500, 630