The soft-starters can be combined with circuit-breakers to create compact motor starters with protection functions
Schneider Electric has launched a motor soft-starter designed to optimise machine designs and to reduce the need for preventative maintenance. The Altivar ATS130 soft-starter is also said to improve the performance and extend the lifespan of electric motors in pump, fan and compressor applications. panels electrical
The soft-starter has a 11–55kW power range – wider than the earlier ATS01. Schneider says it will deliver increased mechanical and electrical flexibility, higher efficiency, and optimised motor management compared to direct-on-line starters. The starters provide precise control over motor acceleration and deceleration, reducing mechanical wear-and-tear and reducing energy consumption.
The soft-starters can be installed side-by-side on DIN rails or back plates, saving space and cutting cabinet sizes and installation times. They are the same width as Schneider’s TeSys Deca circuit-breakers, and can connect directly with them to create compact soft motor-starters in a single block, providing protection against short-circuits, excessive temperatures, and phase losses and unbalances, as well as soft start and stop functions.
Once installed, the ATS130 doesn’t need power connection tightening torque check or re-tightening, reducing the need for preventative maintenance, while also extending lifecycles.
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