HOW TO CONNECT AC MOTOR IN

DELTA-STAR CONFIGURATION

DELTA TEAM
Andraž Špan, Luka
Farkaš, Urban Mikic,
Žan Dolar, Domen
Romih, Sven Senica

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THE PROJECT SUMMARY

E World (Better Electro World) is a project based on
the idea that VET (Vocational Education and Training)
improve the method of learning , if a student
acquires vocational qualifications trough the good
samples of practices on peer learning and project
based implementations. The main reason for this
project is to reduce the educational barriers of VET,
with the purpouse of the student be more successful
and proactive. The idea of this project appears after
finding that participants have a lot needs and
problems in commun, wich is an excellent for
participating in a European partnership.

In the implementation of this project, "Learn & Do",

step one is improved and reinforced through step
two "Learn &Teach". We aim to train
trainees/workers for reaching good quality with an
international knowledge, vocational and individual
skills , relevant to working life. That will increase their
employability not only on their national market but
also in the EU labor market. In addition, this will
increase the frame for their lifelong learning.

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Contents:
THE PROJECT SUMMARY ................................................ 1

Electric Induction Motor ................................................ 3

Star-delta starter ............................................................ 4

Wiring Materials ............................................................. 7

Step 1- Draw the Electric Scheme .................................. 9

Step 2 – Connect the motor ......................................... 10

Step 3 – Testing the motor ........................................... 10

Things to Be Aware Of .................................................. 11

Questions: .................................................................... 12

Andraž ŠPAN ................................................................. 14

Luka FARKAŠ ................................................................. 15

Urban MIKIC ................................................................. 16

Žan DOLAR.................................................................... 17

Domen ROMIH ............................................................. 18

Sven SENICA ................................................................. 19

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Electric Induction Motor

An induction motor is a type of electric motor that
converts electric power into rotary motion. An
induction motor uses the principle of electromagnetic
induction to cause the rotor to turn. The induction
motor was created and patented by Nikola Tesla in
1888. Electric current is supplied to the stator, which
induces a magnetic field that rotates. The rotating
magnetic field interacts with the rotor, inducing
current in the rotor. The interaction of the two
magnetic fields results in a torque, turning the rotor
within the motor casing. Because the induction motor
does not use brushes like DC motors, there is less
wear of the internal parts.

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Star-delta starter
The Star Delta Starter is a very common type of
starter and is used extensively as compared to the
other type of starting methods of the induction
motor. A star delta is used for a cage motor designed
to run normally on the delta connected stator
winding. The connection of a three-phase induction
motor with a star delta starter is shown in the figure
below.

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When the switch S is in the START position, the stator

windings are connected in the star as shown below.

When the motor picks up the speed, about 80 percent

of is rated speed, the switch S is immediately put into
the RUN position. As a result, a stator winding which
was in star connection is changed into DELTA
connection now. The delta connection of the stator
winding in shown in the figure below.

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Firstly, the stator winding is connected in star and

then in Delta so that the starting line current of the
motor is reduced to one-third as compared to the
starting current with the windings connected in delta.
When the induction motor starts the windings of the
stator are star connected, each stator phase gets a
voltage VL/√3. Here VL is the line voltage.

Since the developed torque is proportional to the

square of the voltage applied to an induction motor.
Star delta starter reduces the starting torque to one-
third that is obtained by direct delta starting.

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Wiring Materials
Asynchronous motor:

Asynchronous motor is an AC electric motor in which

the electric current in the rotor needed to produce
torque is obtained by electromagnetic induction from
the magnetic field of the stator winding. An induction
motor can therefore be made without electrical
connections to the rotor. An induction motor's rotor
can be either wound type or squirrel-cage type.

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Star-delta switch:

Switch that switches from a star connection to a delta

connection.

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Step 1- Draw the Electric diagram

We should draw the electric diagram for delta star
motor configuration.

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Step 2 – Connect the motor

We connect motor using “banana” plugs according to
wiring diagram.

Step 3 – Testing the motor

After the connections are done we can test the
motor.

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Things to Be Aware Of
I. Be careful not to leave any open space when
insulating the cables with tape after connecting
the cables.
II. Be careful not to tighten the screws too much
when installing the bell because the bell may
break.
III. Be careful not to damage the conductors when
opening the terminals
IV. The screw terminals of the transformer's
terminals must be properly tightened. If it is
tightened too much, the cables may be torn off. If
tightened, the cables may become clamped, and
the cables may become arcing due to their
loosening.
V. When connecting the cables to the materials,
connect them in the screw tightening direction.

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Questions:
1. What is the frequency of mains power in
Slovenia?
a. 16.7 Hz
b. 50 Hz
c. 60 Hz

2. What is the benefit of delta-star starter?

a. lower inrush current
b. no inrush current
c. higher inrush current
d. higher speed of motor on startup

3. Can we connect any motor in delta star

configuration?
a. yes
b. no

4. What mains power do we need to power

electric induction motor (possible multiple
answers)?
a. single phase
b. three phase
c. single phase with added capacitor
d. three phase with added capacitor

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5. What device do we use to protect electric

induction motor from overload?
a. fuse
b. bimetal safety switch
c. current limiter

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Andraž ŠPAN
Mobile: +38651241731
Email: info@andrazspan.com;
andraz.span@gmail.com

Hi, I am Andraz. I
attend the vocational
school for chemistry,
electrical engineering
and computer
engineering in Celje,
Slovenia. I live in
Jurklošter. My
interest are model
trains, photographing, photo editing, filmmaking,
video editing, custom PC building, computer video
gaming. DIY electronic projects with arduino and all
other electric DIY projects. I have my own website:
www.andrazspan.com and my own YouTube channel:

www.youtube.com/user/andrazspan1

I am very excited about first Erasmus project.

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Luka FARKAŠ
Mobile: +38631837370
Email: lukaa.farkas@gmail.com

Hi!

I am Luka. I attend
vocational school for
chemistry, electrical
engineering and
computer
engineering. I live in
Vitanje where we
have the center of European space technologies,
which I am interested in. Besides that, I really like
sports, reading and doing something new. Projects
like this really excites me. I get to know different
people, different cultures and probably different
mentality. I hope I will learn a lot new and that this
project will open my eyes and motivate me even
more.

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Urban MIKIC
Mobile: +38670728913
Email: urban.mikic@gmail.com

Hi, I am Urban. I am an
electrical student from
Celje, Slovenia. I'm very
interested in robots,
programming and
automating different
systems. My hobbies are
sports, music, reading
books and learning
different things, especially things connected to
electricity. This is my first Erasmus project and I am
really excited about it. I joined it because I want to
meet new people and see how our profession is
taught in other countries.

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Žan DOLAR
Mobile: +38631773112
Email: dolar.zan1@gmail.com

Hi, I am Žan and I am

electric and energetic
student in Celje,
Slovenia. I am very
interested in electric
motor and electric grid
engineering. My
interests are sport,
music, travelling and all
the things connected to electric. This is my first
Erasmus project and I am very excited about it,
especially because it is about electric. I am looking
forward to learning something new, to get to know
about new cultures and how things work in different
countries.

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Domen ROMIH
Mobile: +38641265341
Email: domen.romih23@gmail.com

Hi, I am Domen, I live

in Žalec and studying
at vocational school
for electricity,
chemistry and
computer science in
Celje. My hobbies are
music, sports, science
and repairing and
creating new electrical circuits. I am very excited to
join this project, because I would like to extend my
knowledge, meet new people and create some
interesting projects. I think that is very important to
cooperate with people from other countries, so you
can see how other are facing different electrical
problems.

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Sven SENICA
Mobile: +38631280807
Email: svensenica0@gmail.com

Hi, I am Sven. I attend

the vocational school
for chemistry, electrical
engineering and
computer engineering. I
live in Vrbno. My
interests are sports,
books, electricity and
music. I play the piano,
the accordion and the trumpet. I am very excited and
happy because this is my first Erasmus+ experience.
The reason for joining this project is to learn about
the different cultures, become more fluent in English,
meet new people, travel.

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