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Nema Nomenclature
Single Phase
Single Voltage
Dual Voltage (run winding)
Dual Voltage (run and start winding)

Three Phase
Constant torque - 6 leads
Variable torque - 6 leads
Constant horsepower - 6 leads
Single voltage - 6 leads
Single and dual voltage (wye-delta) - 6 leads
Dual voltage - 9 leads (wye connected)
Dual voltage - 9 leads (delta connected)
Dual voltage - 12 leads (external wye connected)
Dual voltage - 12 leads (wye-connected start & delta-connected run)

IEC Nomenclature
Three Phase
Constant torque - 6 leads
Variable torque - 6 leads
Single voltage - 6 leads (wye-delta connections)
Dual voltage - 6 leads (wye-delta connections)
Dual voltage - 12 leads (wye-connectioned start & delta-connected run)

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Single Voltage

ROTATION L1 L2

CCW 1,8 4,5

CW 1,5 4,8

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - SINGLE PHASE - SINGLE VOLTAGE


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Dual Voltage
(Run winding only)
Start winding is always
at low voltage rating;
capacitor should be
rated accordingly.

VOLTAGE ROTATION L1 L2 JOIN

CCW 1 4,5 2,3,8


HIGH
CW 1 4,8 2,3,5

CCW 1,3,8 2,4,5 ---


LOW
CW 1,3,5 2,4,8 ---

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - SINGLE PHASE - DUAL VOLTAGE


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Dual Voltage
(Run and start winding)
Capacitors in start
windings are rated for
lower voltage.

VOLTAGE ROTATION L1 L2 JOIN

CCW 1,8 4,5 2,3,6,7


HIGH
CW 1,5 4,8 2,3,6,7

CCW 1,3,6,8 2,4,5,7 ---


LOW
CW 1,3,5,7 2,4,6,8 ---

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - SINGLE PHASE - DUAL VOLTAGE


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Constant torque connection -


6 leads
Low-speed horsepower is half
of high-speed horsepower.

TYPICAL
SPEED L1 L2 L3
CONNECTION

HIGH 6 4 5 1,2,3 JOIN 2 WYE

LOW 1 2 3 4-5-6 OPEN 1 DELTA

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - CONSTANT TORQUE


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Variable torque connection - 6


leads
Low-speed horsepower is
one-fourth of high-speed
horsepower.

TYPICAL
SPEED L1 L2 L3
CONNECTION

HIGH 6 4 5 1,2,3 JOIN 2 WYE

LOW 1 2 3 4-5-6 OPEN 1 DELTA

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - VARIABLE TORQUE


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Constant horsepower connection - 6


leads
Horsepower is the same
at both speeds.

TYPICAL
SPEED L1 L2 L3
CONNECTION

HIGH 6 4 5 1-2-3 OPEN 1 DELTA

LOW 1 2 3 4,5,6 JOIN 2 WYE

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - CONSTANT HORSEPOWER


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SINGLE VOLTAGE
EXTERNAL WYE CONNECTION

L1 L2 L3 JOIN

1 2 3 4,5,6

SINGLE VOLTAGE
EXTERNAL DELTA CONNECTION

L1 L2 L3

1,6 2,4 3,5

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - SINGLE VOLTAGE


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SINGLE VOLTAGE
EXTERNAL WYE CONNECTION

SINGLE VOLTAGE
OPERATING
CONNECTION L1 L2 L3 JOIN
MODE

START WYE 1 2 3 4,5,6

RUN DELTA 1,6 2,4 3,5 ---

DUAL VOLTAGE*
VOLTAGE CONNECTION L1 L2 L3 JOIN

HIGH WYE 1 2 3 4,5,6

LOW DELTA 1,6 2,4 3,5 ---

*Voltage ratio: 1.732 to 1

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - SINGLE VOLTAGE

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DUAL VOLTAGE
WYE-CONNECTED

VOLTAGE L1 L2 L3 JOIN

HIGH 1 2 3 4&7, 5&8, 6&9

LOW 1,7 2,8 3,9 4&5&6

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - DUAL VOLTAGE

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DUAL VOLTAGE
DELTA-CONNECTED

VOLTAGE L1 L2 L3 JOIN

HIGH 1 2 3 4&7, 5&8, 6&9

LOW 1, 6, 7 2, 4, 8 3, 5, 9 ---

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - DUAL VOLTAGE

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DUAL VOLTAGE
EXTERNAL
WYE-CONNECTED

VOLTAGE L1 L2 L3 JOIN

HIGH 1 2 3 4&7, 5&8, 6&9, 10&11&12

LOW 1,7 2,8 3,9 4&5&6, 10&11&12

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - DUAL VOLTAGE

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DUAL VOLTAGE
WYE-CONNECTED START
DELTA-CONNECTED RUN

VOLTAGE CONNECTION L1 L2 L3 JOIN

WYE 1 2 3 4&7, 5&8, 6&9, 10&11&12


HIGH
DELTA 1,12 2,10 3,11 4&7, 5&8, 6&9

WYE 1,7 2,8 3,9 4&5&6, 10&11&12


LOW
DELTA 1,6,7,12 2,4,8,10 3,5,9,11 ---

NEMA NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - DUAL VOLTAGE

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IEC Constant torque


connection - 6 leads
Low-speed horsepower is half
of high-speed horsepower.

TYPICAL
SPEED L1 L2 L3
CONNECTION

HIGH 2W 2U 2V 1U,1V,1W JOIN 2 WYE

LOW 1U 1V 1W 2U-2V-2W OPEN 1 DELTA

IEC NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - CONSTANT TORQUE


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IEC Variable torque


connection - 6 leads
Low-speed horsepower is
one-fourth of high-speed
horsepower.

TYPICAL
SPEED L1 L2 L3
CONNECTION

HIGH 2W 2U 2V 1U,1V,1W JOIN 2 WYE

LOW 1U 1V 1W 2U-2V-2W OPEN 1 WYE

IEC NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - VARIABLE TORQUE


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IEC SINGLE VOLTAGE


WYE-DELTA
CONNECTIONS

OPERATING
CONNECTION L1 L2 L3 JOIN
MODE

START WYE U1 V1 W1 U2&V2&W2

RUN DELTA U1,W2 V1,U2 W1,V2 ---

IEC NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - SINGLE VOLTAGE

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IEC DUAL VOLTAGE*


WYE-DELTA
CONNECTIONS

VOLTAGE CONNECTION L1 L2 L3 JOIN

HIGH WYE U1 V1 W1 U2&V2&W2

LOW DELTA U1,W2 V1,U2 W1,V2 ---

*Voltage ratio: 1.732 to 1

IEC NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - DUAL VOLTAGE

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IEC DUAL VOLTAGE


WYE-CONNECTED START
DELTA-CONNECTED RUN

VOLTAGE CONNECTION L1 L2 L3 JOIN

U2&U5, V2&V5,
WYE U1 V1 W1
W2&W5, u6&v6&w6
HIGH
U2&U5, V2&V5,
DELTA U1,W6 V1,U6 W1,V6
W2&W5

U2&V2&W2
WYE U1,U5 V1,V5 W1,W5
U6&V6&W6
LOW
U1,U5, V1,V5, W1,W5
DELTA ---
W2,W6 U2,U6 V2,V6

IEC NOMENCLATURE - THREE PHASE - DUAL VOLTAGE

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