ELECTRIC DRIVES & CONTROL LABORATORY

(MEE 310L)

Laboratory Activity # 3: Start – Stop - Jog Full Voltage 3-phase AC Motor Starter

John Paul D. De Dios

Name: _______________________ MEE 3B
Year & Section: ____________ Date: ________
Objective:
✓ To understand the working principle of a Start – Stop - Jog Full Voltage 3-phase
AC Motor Starter in a flexible learning environment during the pandemic.
Equipment:
Automation studio circuit simulator
Procedure:
1. Build/Draw a Start – Stop – Jog Full Voltage 3-phase AC Motor Starter circuit.
The power circuit should be 440 V and the control circuit is 24Vdc. assume
that the working voltage of the magnetic contactor is 110 V.

440 VAC

110 VAC
2. Modify the Start – Stop – Jog Full Voltage 3-phase AC Motor Starter circuit.so
that it can accommodate the following conditions. The power circuit should be
440 V and the control circuit is 110Vdc. assume that the working voltage of
the magnetic contactor is 110 V.

440 VAC

110 VAC

Questions:
A. Think of a practical application for Start – Stop – Jog Full Voltage
3-phase AC Motor Starter Why do you think this is the best circuit
for that particular application?
Start-top-jog are usually used in some appliance at home like blender, tools and etc. This
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is best in this kind of machine because you may start the machine in latching
circuit or you may use jogging which refers to repeated starting and stopping of a motor in
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short bursts to perform a particular movement such as moving a crane to a particular
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location.
b. Explain the concept of circuit interlock? Do you think interlocks
are necessary in this circuit model/design.

An interlock is a feature that makes the state of two mechanisms or functions

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mutually dependent. Yes, because in most applications, an interlock is used to
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help prevent a machine from harming its operator or damaging itself by
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preventing one element from changing state due to the state of another element,
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and vice versa.
Summary and Conclusion:
Start- Stop - Jog Circuit is a circuit which is ideal and practical to most of the machines and
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techology we had. This circuit will prevent us from possible harm and in most applications,
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an interlock is used to help prevent a machine from harming its operator or damaging itself
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by preventing one element from changing state due to the state of another element. In this
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activity, we use transformer in order to make the voltage (VAC) decrease/transform from
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440VAC to 110VAC to satisfy the function stated in the given problem.
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