Technical Articles

AuCom North America Inc. has published these technical articles:

(Motor Starters and Accessories)
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The EMX3 has a standard braking feature whose operation consists of two distinct braking cycles. The initial-state braking cycle is used to bring the motor speed down to approximately 60% of the...
(Motor Starters and Accessories)
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The EMX3 has jog forward and jog reverse as a standard feature. During jogging, motor torque is fixed and the jog speed is 11% of the motor full load speed in both directions....
(Motor Starters and Accessories)
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EMX3 motor overload protection is provided by a second order thermal model. This highly advanced protection method combines co-dependent thermal modeling of the motor windings and the motor body (the...
(Motor Starters and Accessories)
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The following diagram illustrates how an EMX3 can be used on a typical Submersible Pump installation....
(Motor Starters and Accessories)
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The EMX3 can be used for installations requiring sequential starting of identical motors. Master control of the EMX3 and external contactors is achieved using a PLC....
(Motor Starters and Accessories)
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The principle of a slip-ring motor is that external resistance provides the necessary motor torque during acceleration to full speed....
(Motor Starters and Accessories)
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Soft starters can provide significant benefits in the demanding marine environment, including: more efficient use of the limited electrical supply. integrated bypass contactors reduce the area...
(Motor Starters and Accessories)
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Mossel Bay Water Utility in South Africa "They are so simple but they do so much for me!" exclaims Johnny Meerholz as he proudly displays the AuCom IMS2 soft starter he has just installed. Electrical...
(Environmental Equipment)
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AuCom soft starters have been used since the 1990s to drain water from the Channel Tunnel linking Great Britain to Europe. The Eurotunnel system consists of two rail tunnels, each 50 kilometres long,...
(Environmental Equipment)
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As dairy conversions spread across the New Zealand countryside, the irrigation of pasture is increasing. Robindale Dairy Farm in Canterbury is one of many sites using AuCom soft starters to ensure...
(Environmental and Water Quality Instruments)
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Water is one of the necessities of life, and water utilities must meet extremely demanding standards of reliability. They use only the highest quality, most reliable equipment - and in Mindanao,...