Question 255Electricity/Electronics - Assistant Engineer70% to pass
In order to properly set up programmable motor protection, it is necessary to know the locked-rotor current of a motor. Given the chart of code letters for locked-rotor kVA/HP and the necessary instructions shown in the illustration, calculate the estimated locked-rotor current for the motor represented by the illustrated motor nameplate using a mid-range value for the code letter, assuming the motor is to run at 440 VAC. Illustration EL-0175
AI Explanation
The correct answer is B) 43.7 amps.
To calculate the estimated locked-rotor current for the motor represented by the illustrated motor nameplate, we need to use the chart of code letters for locked-rotor kVA/HP and the necessary instructions shown in the illustration.
The motor nameplate indicates a code letter of 'J', which corresponds to a locked-rotor kVA/HP range of 7.1-8.0 according to the chart. Using the mid-range value of 7.55 kVA/HP and the 440 VAC voltage, the estimated locked-rotor current is calculated to be 43.7 amps.
The other options are incorrect because they do not match the calculated value based on the provided information.
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