Contactors are used to control electric motors, lighting, heating, capacitor banks, thermal evaporators, and other electrical loads.
2. What do you understand by ‘PUSH-ON and PUSH-OFF’ button
switches? A push to make switch allows electricity to flow between its two contacts when held in. When the button is released, the circuit is broken. A push to break switch does the opposite, when the button is not pressed, electricity can flow, but when it is pressed the circuit is broken.
3. Why must electrical motors need overload protective device?
Electrical motors need overload protective device because a higher current than the rated current will produce too much heat in the coils. This will result in the coil wire's insulating varnish (or other insulating material) being deteriorated to the point where a short circuit develops between the coil windings. This will allow more current to flow, resulting in the complete destruction of the coils due to a final dead short.
4. What will happen to an electrical motor if it is overloaded?
An overloaded AC electric motor will begin to slow down and draw more current than normal. This will cause internal overheating. Most good general purpose motors have an internal high temperature thremostat that will shut them down before any serious damage is done. When the motor has cooled it can be restarted; however, it should not be continued to be operated that way because it will soon fail anyway. The thermostat will likewise stop the motor if the cooling air passages are obstructed and the motor overheats. 5. What is a ‘Thermal Overload Relay’? Thermal overload relays are economic electromechanical protection devices for the main circuit. They offer reliable protection for motors in the event of overload or phase failure. The thermal overload relay can make up a compact starting solution together with contactors.
6. List down three types of motor starters.
I. Auto Transformer starter: II. Stator Resistance Starter: III. Rotor Resistance Starter
7. What equipment is used to measure continuity of the electrical circuit?
Devices that can be used to perform continuity tests include multimeters which measure current and specialized continuity testers which are cheaper, more basic devices, generally with a simple light bulb that lights up when current flows.
8. What equipment is used to measure the insulation of the electrical
installation? The equipment to measure the insulation of the electrical installation is megohmmeter.
9. Give a brief explanation to your answer.
A megohmmeter is used to measure the ohmic value of an insulator under a direct voltage of great stability. To measure a high value resistance, techniques for measuring a low value current are used. A constant voltage source is applied to the resistance to be measured and the resulting current is read on a highly sensitive ammeter circuit that can display the resistance value.