The NEC defines a controller in a few different ways. In Art. 100, a controller is described as “a device or group of devices that serves to govern, in some predetermined manner, the electric power ...

The vendor based this motor-control starter kit on the ST7FMC microcontroller with a dedicated motor-control peripheral targeting induction or permanent-magnet-drive motors. The kit includes a ...

The SF2-MC-STARTER-KIT (494-SF2MCSTARTER-KIT) is a dual-axis motor control starter kit featuring efficiency, reliable and safe drive/motor control with product longevity. It offers advanced safety ...

Motor control centers (MCCs) were first introduced in 1937 as a way to conserve wall and/or floor space in industrial facilities. Before 1960, wall-mounted motor starters were used even if only a few ...

The SR22 series soft starters, available in 5A to 40A sizes, are overcurrent protected and feature two DIN-rail mountable frame sizes (45mm and 55mm). The microprocessor based starters have an ...

AutomationDirect's line of Stellar soft starters now includes the SR44 series of solid-state soft starters to control three-phase AC induction motors. The fully digital SR44 soft starters use ...

It's conventional wisdom in industry and manufacturing that the most wear and tear happens on machines during the stressful startup process. By some estimates, the startup process of an induction ...

The opening part of this series laid out how the starter motor works, set the thing in the context of its electrical supply and suggested a few eyes-and-ears checks as the first steps in ...