ELECTRIC DRIVE FOR PUMPS 20-35

9.4* Voltage Drop. Table 9.5.1.1(a) Horsepower and Locked Rotor Current Motor
Designation for Three-Phase NEMA Design B Motors
9.4.1 Unless the requirements of 9.4.2 or 9.4.3 are met, the
voltage at the controller line terminals shall not drop more
than 15 percent below normal (controller-rated voltage) under Motor Designation
motor-starting conditions. (NFPA 70, Locked
Locked Rotor Rotor Indicating
9.4.2 The requirements of 9.4.1 shall not apply to emergency- Rated Current Three-Phase Code Letter) “F” to
run mechanical starting. (See 10.5.3.2.) Horsepower 230 V at 60 Hertz (A)* and Including
9.4.3 The requirements of 9.4.1 shall not apply to the bypass 1 30 N
mode of a variable speed pressure limiting control (see 10.10.3), 11∕2 40 M
provided a successful start can be demonstrated on the standby 2 50 L
gen-set.
3 64 K
9.4.4 The voltage at the contactor(s) load terminals to which 5 92 J
the motor is connected shall not drop more than 5 percent 71∕2 127 H
below the voltage rating of the motor when the motor is oper‐ 10 162 H
ating at 115 percent of the full-load current rating of the 15 232 G
motor. 20 290 G
25 365 G
9.4.4.1 Wiring from the controller(s) to the pump motor shall
be in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, electri‐ 30 435 G
cal metallic tubing, liquidtight flexible metal conduit, or liquid‐ 40 580 G
tight flexible nonmetallic conduit Type LFNC-B, listed Type 50 725 G
MC cable with an impervious covering, or Type MI cable. 60 870 G
75 1085 G
9.4.4.2 Electrical connections at motor terminal boxes shall be 100 1450 G
made with a listed means of connection. 125 1815 G
9.4.4.3 Twist-on insulation-piercing type and soldered wire 150 2170 G
connectors shall not be permitted to be used for this purpose. 200 2900 G
250 3650 G
9.5 Motors. 300 4400 G
9.5.1 General. 350 5100 G
400 5800 G
9.5.1.1 All motors shall comply with NEMA MG-1, Motors and 450 6500 G
Generators, and shall be marked as complying with NEMA 500 7250 G
Design B standards for three-phase motors or NEMA Design N *
Locked rotor current values are maximums.
or L standards for single-phase motors, and shall be specifically
listed for fire pump service. [See Table 9.5.1.1(a), Table 9.5.1.1(b),
and Table 9.5.1.1(c).] Table 9.5.1.1(b) Horsepower and Locked Rotor Current
9.5.1.1.1 Single-phase motors shall be used only in across-the- Motor Designation for Single Phase NEMA Design N and L
line starting applications. Motors

9.5.1.2 The requirements of 9.5.1.1 shall not apply to direct- Locked Rotor Current Locked Rotor Current
current, high-voltage (over 600 V), large-horsepower [over 500 Single-Phase 115 V at Single-Phase 230 V at
hp (373 kW)], single-phase, universal-type, or wound-rotor 60 Hertz (A)* 60 Hertz (A)*
motors, which shall be permitted to be used where approved. Rated
Horsepower Design N Design L Design N Design L
9.5.1.3 Part-winding motors shall have a 50-50 winding ratio in
order to have equal currents in both windings while running at ∕6
1
20 — 12 —
nominal speed. ∕4
1
26 — 15 —
1
∕3 31 — 18 —
9.5.1.4* Motors Used with Variable Speed Controllers. 1
∕2 45 45 25 25
3
∕4 61 61 35 35
9.5.1.4.1 Motors shall meet the applicable requirements of 1 80 80 45 45
NEMA MG-1, Motors and Generators, Part 30 or 31. 11∕2 — — 50
9.5.1.4.2 Motors shall be listed, suitable, and marked for 2 — — 65
inverter duty. 3 — — 90
5 — — 135
9.5.1.4.3 Listing shall not be required if 9.5.1.2 applies. 71∕2 — — 200
9.5.1.5* The corresponding values of locked rotor current for 10 — — 260
motors rated at other voltages shall be determined by multiply‐ *Locked rotor current values are maximums.
ing the values shown by the ratio of 460 V to the rated voltage
in Table 9.5.1.1(a). 9.5.1.6 Code letters of motors for all other voltages shall
conform with those shown for 460 V in Table 9.5.1.1(a).

2016 Edition