Y - Configuration Delta - Configuration

L1 L2
L1
T2
T1 T5 T1 T2
T4
T4 T5

T3
L2 T3 T6 L3

T6
Delta configuration runs motor in full capacity.
But starting directly in this configuration
L3 results to higher in-rush current

Y configuration runs motor with lower starting

current (in rush current)
 Y - Configuration Delta - Configuration
L1 L2
L1
V1
V2 U1 V1
U1
U2
U2 V2

W2
L2 W1 W2 L3

W1

L3
3 single winding per phase fixed Y or Delta
- windings are fixed and motors that are bought in this configuration comes
“pre-wired”. Does not allow the user to configure the motor to be Y or Delta.
3 Lead Delta
- Y Configuration
3 Lead Configuration
L1 L2
L1

L2 L3

L3
6 Lead Motor - windings are not fixed. Allows the user to configure the motor to be Y or
Delta.

Y - YConfiguration
- Configuration Delta
Delta - Configuration
- Configuration
L1 L1 L2 L2
L1 L1
T2 T2
T1 T1 T5 T5 T1 T1 T2 T2
T4 T4
T4 T4 T5 T5

T3 T3
L2 L2 T3 T3 T6 T6 L3 L3

T6 T6

L3 L3
 Concept of Y-Start Delta-Run Reduced Voltage Starter

Full Voltage
Starting Method

Reduced
Voltage Starting
Method
 T1 T4
L1
T2 T5
L2
T3 T6
L3
Start
MC (MC1)
OL Y – MC (MC2)

E-STOP Stop START RUN

R3 R2 OL
RUN / Delta
MC (MC3) R1 R1

LED 1 (START)

RUN
R1 MC1 R1 R2 R3

R2 MC2 R3 LED 2 (RUN)

R3 MC3 R1 LED 3 (STOP)

 Automatic Y-Start Delta-run Motor Starter
T1 T4
L1
T2 T5
L2
T3 T6
L3
Start
MC OL Y
MC

E-STOP Stop START

R3 R2 OL
T1

R1 R1

RUN / Delta
MC LED 1 (START)

T1

R1 MC1
R1 R2 R3
T1

R2 MC2
LED 2 (RUN)

MC3 R1 R3 LED 3 (STOP)