Type Rated operational Rated operational Control voltage

voltage Ue current Ie Uc *)

RSE: E-series, 22: 127/220 VACrms, 50/60 Hz 03: 3 A -B: 24 to 110 VAC/DC
motor controller 40: 230/400 VACrms, 50/60 Hz 12: 12 A & 110 to 480 VAC
48: 277/480 VACrms, 50/60 Hz

Specifications are subject to change without notice (30.06.1999) 1

RSE 22 .. - B, RSE 4. .. - B, RSE 60 .. - B

Supply Specifications General Specifications

Power supply
Rated operational volt. (Ue)
through terminals L1-L2-L3
22 127/220 VAC rms ±15%
40
48
60
Voltage interruption
Dielectric voltage
Rated impulse withstand volt. 4 kV (1.2/50 µs)
Rated operational power
supplied from
Overvoltage cat. III (IEC 60664) Accuracy
Ramp up 5.5 - 7.5 s on max.
(IEC 60038) ≤ 0.5 s on min.
Ramp down 6 - 10 s on max.
50/60 Hz -5/+5 Hz ≤ 0.5 s on min.
230/400 VAC rms ±15% Initial torque 70 - 100% on max.
50/60 Hz -5/+5 Hz 5% on min.
277/480 VAC rms ±15% EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
50/60 Hz -5/+5 Hz Immunity acc. to EN 50 082-2
346/600 VAC rms ±15%
Indication for
50/60 Hz -5/+5 Hz
Power supply ON LED, green
≤ 40 ms
Ramp up/down bypassing relay LED, yellow
None
Environment
2 VA Degree of protection IP 20
L1-L2 Pollution degree 3
Operating temperature -20° to +50°C (-4° to +122°F)
Storage temperature -50° to +85°C (-58° to +185°F)
Screw terminals
Tightening torque Max. 0.5 Nm acc. to IEC 60947
Terminal capacity 2 x 2.5 mm2
Approvals CSA (<7.5 HP @ 600 VAC), UL
CE-marking Yes

Mode of Operation Semiconductor Data

This motor controller is in- The soft-start and soft-stop
tended to be used to softstart/ time can be adjusted from 0.5 Rated opera- I2t for fusing ITSM dI/dt
stop 3-phase squirrel cage to approx. 5 s. tional current t = 1 - 10 ms
induction motors and thereby 3A 72 A2s 120 Ap 50 A/µs
reduce the stress or wear on A green LED indicates supply.
12 A 610 A2s 350 Ap 50 A/µs
gear and belt/chain drives and Two yellow LEDs indicate
to give smooth operation of Ramp up/down and Running
machines. Soft starting and or mode.
stopping is achieved by con-
Functional Diagram
trolling the motor voltage. Overload protection is not pro-
During running operation the vided in this motor controller L1 L2 L3

semiconductor is bypassed by and must therefore be installed L1 L2 L3

Uc
an internal electromechanical separately.
relay. 110-480V A3

The controller is switching 24-110V A2

The initial torque can be ad- 2 lines. The 3rd line is continu- 0 A1

justed from 0 to 85% of the ously connected to the load. U/ V/ W/

nominal torque. T1 T2 T3

U V W

Operation Diagram 1 Operation Diagram 2

Motor voltage Mains Ue

1
100% 3 2
1 M
3~
2
3

Control input Uc

Time
LED
1 Ramp-up time 0.5 to 5 s. Time from zero load voltage to full load
voltage.
2 Ramp-down time 0.5 to 5 s. Time from full load voltage to zero LED
load current.
3 Initial torque 0 to 85% voltage at the start of the ramp-up function.
LED

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RSE 22 .. - B, RSE 4. .. - B, RSE 60 .. - B

Dimensions Housing Specifications

102 Weight 270 g
Housing material PC/ABS Blend
Colour Light grey
Terminal block PBTP
Colour Black
Bottom clip POM
Colour Black
Diode cover PC
Colour Grey Transparent
Front knob PC
Colour Black

All dimensions in mm

Applications
Changing from Direct ON Soft-start and soft-stop
Line start to soft start L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3
(Fig. 3)
(Line controlled soft-start) When S1 is closed, soft-start
(Fig. 1 & Fig. 2) of the motor will be performed
C1 C1
Changing a Direct On Line start according to the setting of the
into a soft start is very simple ramp-up potentiometer and
with the RSE soft-starting re- L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3
the setting of the initial torque
lay: potentiometer. When S1 is
A1
opened, soft-stop will be per-
1) Cut the cable to the motor formed according to the set-
A2
and insert the RSE relay. ting of the ramp-down
A3
potentiometer.
U/T1 U/T2 W/T3 U/T1 U/T2 W/T3
2) Connect control input to two
of the incoming lines. Set
initial torque to minimum and M M
1L1 3L2 5L3
ramp up and down to maxi-
mum.
Fig. 1
3) Power up again - adjust the
start torque so the motor I> I> I>

starts turning immediately L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 N

L1 L2 L3
after power is applied, and S1
A1
adjust ramp time to the ~
appropriate value. A2
A3
When C1 is operated, the L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3
U/T1 U/T2 W/T3

motor controller will perform A1

soft-start of the motor. When M
C1 is switched off, the motor
A2
will stop, the motor controller
A3
will reset and after 0.5 s a new U/T1 U/T2 W/T3 U/T1 U/T2 W/T3 Fig. 3
soft-start can be performed.

Please note that the controller M M

does not insulate the motor

from the mains. Contactor C1 Fig. 2 For voltages higher than 480 VAC
is therefore needed as a ser-
vice switch for the motor.

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RSE 22 .. - B, RSE 4. .. - B, RSE 60 .. - B

Applications
Time between rampings Note: Fusing Considerations the fault current. If the motor
To prevent the semiconduc- Table is valid for ambient The motor controller provides is installed in an environment
tors from overheating, a cer- temperature 25°C. For higher by-passing of the semicon- where the supply to the motor
tain time between ramping ambient temperature add ductors during running opera- cannot be damaged, the short
should be allowed. The time 5%/°C to values in the tables. tion. Therefore the semicon- circuit protection can be con-
between rampings depends The shaded areas in the ta- ductors can only be damaged sidered to be acceptable if the
on the motor current during bles are for blocked rotor. Do by short-circuit currents dur- controller is protected by a 3-
ramping and ramp time (see not repeat rampings with ing ramp-up and ramp-down pole thermal-magnetic over-
tables below). blocked rotor. function. load relay (see table below).
RSE .. 03 - B
A 3-phase induction motor If the risk of short circuit of the
Time between rampings
with correctly installed and motor cable, the controller or
Ramp time (sec.) adjusted overload protection the load exists, then the con-
I ramp (A) 1 2 5 10
does not short totally between troller must be protected by
18 15 sec 30 sec 1.5 min 2.5 min lines or directly to earth as ultrafast fuses, e.g. for a 3 A
15 12 sec 20 sec 60 sec 1.5 min some other types of loads, type: Ferraz 660 gRB 10-10,
e.g. heater bands. In a failing for an 12 A type: Ferraz 660
12 10 sec 20 sec 50 sec 70 sec motor there will always be gRB 10-25. Fuseholder type
9 8 sec 12 sec 30 sec 50 sec some part of a winding to limit PST 10.
6 5 sec 9 sec 25 sec 40 sec
3 2 sec 5 sec 20 sec 35 sec
1.5 1 sec 2 sec 5 sec 5 sec

RSE .. 12 - B
Time between rampings
Ramp time (sec.)
I ramp (A) 1 2 5 10
72 2.5 min 5 min 40 min N/A
60 1.5 min 3 min 13 min 17 min
48 50 sec 1.5 min 5 min 10 min
36 30 sec 1 min 3 min 7 min
24 15 sec 40 sec 1.5 min 2.5 min
12 10 sec 20 sec 50 sec 70 sec
6 5 sec 9 sec 20 sec 40 sec

Recommended thermal-magnetic overload relay

Selection Chart
Thermal-magnetic overload relay and motor controller

Motor full load current (AACrms) 0.1 - 0.16 - 0.25 - 0.4 - 0.63 - 1.0 - 1.6 - 2.5 - 4 - 6.3 - 9 -
0.16 0.25 0.4 0.63 1.0 1.6 2.5 4 6.3 9 12
Overload relay type GV 2- M 01 M 02 M 03 M 04 M 05 M 06 M 07 M 08 M 10 M 14 M 16
Manufacturer: Telemecanique
Overload relay type MS 325- 0.16 0.25 0.4 0.63 1 1.6 2.5 4 6.3 9 12.5
Manufacturer: ABB
Motor protection circuit breaker type KTA 3-25- 0.16 0.25 0.4 0.63 1 1.6 2.5 4 6.3 10 16
Manufacturer: Allan-Bradley/Sprecher + Schuh
Motor controller type:
127/220 V mains RSE 22 03 - B RSE 22 12 - B
230/400 V mains RSE 40 03 - B RSE 40 12 - B
270/480 V mains RSE 48 03 - B RSE 48 12 - B
400/690 V mains RSE 60 03 - B RSE 60 12 - B

Example: Step 1: Step 2: N.B.: For motors with full load

Line voltage: 230/400 V
Motor 1.5 HP: 1.1 kW
Full load current: 2.9 A
Select overload relay:
In this example GV 2 - M 08,
MS 325 - 4 or KTA 3-25-4A
must be used.
Select motor controller: current from 12 A to 40 A, see
For line voltage 230/400 V and types RSC/RSO.
overload, relay GV 2 - M 08 or
MS 325 - 4 with a setting of
2.9 A type RSE 40 03 -B can
be selected.

4 Specifications are subject to change without notice (30.06.1999)