SIRIUS 3RT2 contactors/contactor assemblies   
2.4 Configuration 
  SIRIUS Innovations 
138  System Manual, 01/2011, A8E56203870002-03 
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1  Rotating field 
2  Rotor's overtravel during the current-free phase 
Figure 2-12  Phasor diagram for star-delta switchover during clockwise rotation with motor phases 
connected correctly 
During the current-free changeover delay, the rotor overtravels the rotating field. Its magnetic 
field induces a decaying residual voltage, entered here in the voltage phasor diagram for 
phase L1: U
L1’-N
. 
On switching to delta (see diagrams above), the stator winding which is conducting this 
residual voltage is connected to the line voltage U
L1-L3
. Thanks to the favorable vector 
position of the residual voltage U
L1’-N
 and the line voltage U
L1-L3
, which are roughly rectified, 
the differential voltage ΔU is relatively low. As a result, the current peak generated by this 
voltage will also remain low. 
Preferred wiring not used 
The motor also rotates clockwise if the motor terminals are connected as follows: phase L1 
to motor terminals U1 and W2, L2 to V1 and U2, and L3 to W1 and V2. 
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Figure 2-13  Motor phases connected incorrectly results in clockwise rotation 
 
The remanent and decaying residual voltage becomes effective in the stator once more. The 
phase winding with phasor U
L1’-N
 is now connected to the line phase U
L1-L2
 on switching to 
delta. However, these two voltages have totally different vectorial directions; differential 
voltage ΔU is high and produces a correspondingly high switchover current peak.  
A switchover from star to delta results in the phasor diagram below.