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Engineered Medium Voltage Starter Products
Synchronous Starters
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Highlights:
The sync motor functions as an induction motor during start up. Once
the motor approaches full synchronous speed, the Redistart DC ex-
citer induces a constant polarity to the rotor causing the motor to lock
into sync. Because the rotor’s field is constant and separately excited
there is no slip required to produce torque, as with an induction mo-
tor. This allows the motor to run at synchronous speed.
The Benshaw synchronous package consists of a solid state starter
portion connected to the stator and an SEP (synchronous excitation
package) that is connected to the rotor section in conjunction with a
discharge resistor. This SEP is supplied for brush type and brushless
exciters.
Synchronous Benefits:
The RediStart series solid state starter provides reduced voltage step-
less acceleration and automatic synchronization of three phase AC
synchronous motors. Synchronous motors are utilized for a number
of reasons. They are used in applications that require precise motor
speed. They are used to obtain greater efficiencies, and they are used
for facility power factor correction.
Since synchronous motors can be operated at leading power factor,
they are used to correct a facility’s lagging power factor created by all
the other induction motors being operated.
This correction reduces the penalty a customer pays the utility com-
pany for creating poor power factor.
Key Advantages:
• Benshaw synchronous technology
• Solid state synchronous rotor control
• Modular power stack design
for ease of maintenance
• Integral bypass contactor design
• Advanced synchronous motor
protection
• Can be added to existing
equipment
• Can be supplied with MX
2
or MX
3
starter control
• Modbus communication
• Configurable output relays
• Reduced maintenance
• Reduction in size compared to
existing field control
• Stepless control
• Reduces inrush while
maintaining torque
• Brush type and brushless control
RATINGS
Horsepower:
20–1500 HP
Overload:
500% for 30 seconds
125% continuous
Starting Torque:
0–100%
Voltage:
200–1000 Vac
Includes discharge resistor
and synchronous excitation
package for brush type and
brushless motor.
Exciter Ratings:
125–250 Vdc
30–120 A
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