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Contactors Relays

Contactors are relays that switch high current loads and are used in magnetic starters. Magnetic starters include contactors and motor overload protection. They protect motors by opening contacts when excessive current is detected. Common types of timers include ON delay timers, which turn a light on after a delay, and OFF delay timers, which turn a light off after a delay. Timers can be wired for normally open or normally closed contacts.

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Contactors Relays

Contactors are relays that switch high current loads and are used in magnetic starters. Magnetic starters include contactors and motor overload protection. They protect motors by opening contacts when excessive current is detected. Common types of timers include ON delay timers, which turn a light on after a delay, and OFF delay timers, which turn a light off after a delay. Timers can be wired for normally open or normally closed contacts.

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Contactors & Relays

Contactors
Contactors are relays that switch high
current loads a.k.a magnetic starters
Manual Motor Starter
Contactors
A Contactor is a control device
that uses a small control
current to energize or de-
energize the load connected
to it.

Abouts:
• A contactor has a frame,
plunger, and a solenoid coil.
• The action of the plunger is
used to close (or open) sets
of contacts.
• A contactor does not include
overload protection.
• The closing of the contacts
allows electrical devices to be
controlled from remote
locations.
Example of a Wired Contactor
Magnetic Motor Starters
• A magnetic motor starter is an electrically-
operated switch (contactor) that includes motor
overload protection.
• Magnetic motor starters are identical to
contactors except that they have overloads
attached to them.
• The overloads have heaters or electronic
overloads (located in the power circuit) which
sense excessive current flow to the motor.
• The heaters open the NC overload contacts
(located in the control circuit) when the overload
becomes dangerous to the motor.
Magnetic Starter
Magnetic Motor Starter
L1 (1) - first line in from power source (phase 1
for 3ph / Neutral for 1ph)
L2 (3) - second line in from power source
(phase 2 for 3ph / Hot for 1ph* see below
for alternate wiring using L2 & L3)
L3 (5) - third line in from power source (phase
3 for 3ph / NC for for 1ph)

COIL

T1 (2) - first line out to motor (phase 1 for 3ph /


Hot for 1ph)
T2 (4) - second line out to motor (phase 2 for
3ph / NC for 1ph* see below for alternate
wiring)
T3 (6) - third line out to motor (phase 3 for
3ph / Neutral for 1ph)
Motor Starter Control Circuit

• Alternate
method of
drawing the
electrical
circuit
NEMA vs IEC
If we compare the NEMA magnetic motor starter to the IEC
magnetic motor starter, the following differences would
be noticed:
• An IEC device is physically smaller than a comparable
NEMA device.
• An IEC device is usually less expensive than a
comparable NEMA device.
• An IEC device has a life cycle of approximately one
million operations while a comparable NEMA device has
a life cycle of almost four times that number.
• An IEC device should normally be protected with fast-
acting, current-limiting fuses while a NEMA device can
be protected with conventional time delay fuses.
Reversing Starter
Relay Timers
• ON Delay

• OFF Delay
Wired ON Delay
X1 OFF X2
1. Energy applied
to power rails
NO

ON
NC

1
Wired ON Delay - NCTO
X1 ON X2
1. Energy applied to
power rails
2. Start PB is pressed
- Coil is energized
NC
- Holding contact close
- Timer contact stays
ON closed, lamp stays on.
NC
- Count begins (5 sec)

2
Wired ON Delay - NCTO
X1 ON X2
3. Timer count ends
- Coil is still energized
- Timer contact open
- lamp goes off.
NC

OFF 4. Timer contacts remain


NO open until the coil is de-
3 energized

The Normally Closed contact will take 5 seconds To Open when the coil is energized.
ON Delay - NOTC
X1 X2
OFF
1. Power is applied
to rails

NO OFF

1
The Normally Open contact will take 5 seconds To Close when the coil is energized.
ON Delay - NOTC
X1 X2
ON
2. Start PB is pressed
– Coil energizes
– Holding contacts
NC close
OFF – Timer contacts stay
open
– Lamp stays off
– Counter starts to
count (5 sec)

2
The Normally Open contact will take 5 seconds To Close when the coil is energized.
ON Delay - NOTC
X1 X2
ON
3. Counter finishes count
– Coil stays energized
– Timer contacts close
NC – Lamp goes on
NC ON

4. Timer contacts will


open when relay coil
is de-energized.

3
The Normally Open contact will take 5 seconds To Close when the coil is energized.
OFF Delay - NCTC
1. Power is applied to
rails
2. Coil is off, contacts are
closed, lamp is on

The timer contacts will close 5 seconds after the coil is de-energized
OFF Delay - NCTC
3. Start PB is pressed
4. Timer contacts open
5. Counter will start to
count only when coil is
de-energized.
OFF Delay - NOTO
1. Power is applied to
rails
2. Coil is off, contacts are
closed, lamp is on
OFF Delay - NOTO
3. Start is pressed.
4. Contacts close, lamp on
5. Counter only starts when
coil is de-energize

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