Eaton EMS2 Series User Manual

4 Short-circuit / motor protection
4.2 Motor protection
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4.2 Motor protection
Themotor protection prevents the connected motor from heating up too
much if the actual motor current is greater than the specified rated current
(i. e. I > I
n
). The time up until tripping depends on the current and the trip
class.
Devices with a rated operational current I
e
of 2.4 A or 3 A are in trip class 10.
Figure 15: Tripping characteristics class 10
t = tripping time
I = actual motor current
I
n
= setting of the motor protection on the EMS2 device
Devices with a rated operational current I
e
of 9 A have the tripping class 10A.
Figure 16: Tripping characteristics class 10A
t = tripping time
I = actual motor current
I
n
= setting of the motor protection on the device EMS2
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n
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Class 10
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Class 10 A
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Eaton EMS2 Series Specifications

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Brand	Eaton
Model	EMS2 Series
Category	Industrial Electrical
Language	English