Rockwell Automation 284 ArmorStart User Manual User Manual
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Group Motor Installations
E-3
To design the motor circuit using a time delay fuse from NEC Table
430.52 to the rules of NEC 430.53C we start with the largest motor,
10 Hp, and calculate 14 A x 175% = 24.5 A. To this we add the FLC
of the 5 Hp motor, 7.6 A, plus the other calculated drive currents for
the motors controlled by the VFD-ArmorStarts. The calculated drive
currents are given in the following Table:
The total current for the fuse ampacity is calculated in the following
Table:
Therefore the standard fuse available not exceeding 46.4 A is a 40 A
fuse.
To calculate the wire ampacity and therefore the size of the motor
branch conductor we use NEC 430.24 and calculate the sum of 125%
of the largest motor’s FLC plus the FLC of the other motors in the
group. The conductor ampacity calculation is given in the following
Table:
Motor
Hp
Motor FLC
(A)
Drive Input to Output Current Ratio
(See ArmorStart Users Manual -
Appendix A)
Calculated Drive Current
(A)
2
3.4
5.57 A/4.0 A = 1.39
3.4 x 1.39 = 4.72 A
1
2.1
3.45 A/2.3 A = 1.5
2.1 x 1.5 = 3.15 A
1
2.1
3.45 A/2.3 A = 1.5
2.1 x 1.5 = 3.15 A
1
2.1
3.45 A/2.3 A = 1.5
2.1 x 1.5 = 3.15 A
Motor Hp
Motor FLC (A)
TD Fuse Current (A)
10
14
24.5 A
5
7.6
7.6 A
2
3.4
4.72 A
1
2.1
3.15 A
1
2.1
3.15 A
1
2.1
3.15 A
Total Fuse Current
46.4 A
Motor Hp
Motor FLC (A)
Wire Current (A)
10
14
14A x 1.25 =17.5A
5
7.6
7.6A
2
3.4
4.89 A
1
2.1
3.15 A
1
2.1
3.15 A
1
2.1
3.15 A
Total Fuse Current
39.4 A