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Another rating specified on motor nameplates and determined by the
Ma t h motor design is locked rotor kVA per horsepow er. A letter appears on the
nameplate corresponding to various kVA/hp ratings.
Me ch a n ica l N EMA Ta ble 4 3 0 - 7 ( b) . Lock e d- Rotor I ndica ting Code Le tte r s
Code Kilov olt- Am pe r e s Pe r H or se pow e r W ith Lock e d
Mo t o r s a n d Dr iv e s
Le tte r Rotor pe r H or se pow e r
Pa n e l Bu ild in g A 0 - 3.14
B 3.15 - 3.54
PLC
C 3.55 - 3.99
PLC T r a in in g D 4.0 - 4.49
Se r v o s E 4.5 - 4.99
F 5.0 - 5.59
W e ld in g
G 5.6 - 6.29
Ele ctr ica l Cir cuit D e sign N e w s H 6.3 - 7.09
Read the Latest Electronics Design News &
Daily Updates from EW- J 7.1 - 7.99
www.Ele ctronicsW e e k ly.com /De sign K 8.0 - 8.99
Ge ne r a l Ele ctr ic Contr ols L 9.0 - 9.99
Full Line of GE IEC Controls Contactors,
Relays, Breakers, etc. M 10.0 - 11.19
www.ge controlsonline .com N 11.2 - 12.49
Cir cuit Br e a k e r Te ste r P 12.5 - 13.99
Portable, Excellent Security Leakage
R 14.0 - 15.99
Current<1.000mA
www.hvte ste r.com S 16.0 - 17.99
Ele ctica l slip r ing T 18.0 - 19.99
High-performance slip rings Designed for
U 20.0 - 22.39
standard rotary joints
www.prince te l.com / V 22.4 and up
These nameplate code ratings give a good indication of the starting
current the motor will draw if the motor can not turn. These code letters
are sequenced so that a letter at the beginning of the alphabet indicates
a relatively low locked rotor current and a letter at the end of the
alphabet indicates a high current per horsepow er rating of the motor.
Computation of the starting current can be accomplished using the
formula:

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Ex a m ple : What is the approximate starting current of a 7-1/2 hp 220 volt

motor with a nameplate code letter of "G"?
Solution: From the above table the kVA/hp for a code letter of "G" is 5.6
to 6.3. Taking a number approximately halfway in betw een and
substituting in the formula we get:

Therefore, the locked rotor current is approximately 118 amperes.

This locked rotor current characteristic is important w hen purchasing a
motor because the buyer must know what current carrying capacity and
overload protection to provide. The buyer must install branch circuit lines
large enough to carry the required currents and put in fuses or circuit
breakers of the proper size.

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