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Thermal Overload Relays Specifications

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General Specifications




   Overload Relay Type       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   Bimetallic Thermal Relay
 
     Bimetallic thermal relays consist of two strips of different metals. These dissimilar metals are permanently joined. Heating the bimetallic strip causes it to bend because the dissimilar metals expand and contract at different rates. The bimetallic strip also applies tension to a spring on a contact. If heat begins to rise, the strip bends and the spring pulls the contacts apart, breaking the circuit.
 
   Eutectic Alloy Thermal Relay
 
     Eutectic (melting alloy) thermal relays consist of a heater coil, a eutectic alloy, and a mechanical mechanism which activates a tripping device when an overload occurs. To measure the temperature of the motor, the relay monitors the amount of current being drawn. This is done indirectly, through a heater coil.
 
   Solid State Overload Relay
 
     Solid-state overload relays do not have moving, mechanical parts. Instead, they calculate the average temperature within the motor by monitoring its starting and running currents. Solid-state overload relays are a type of overcurrent relay.
 
   Temperature Control (Probe) Thermal Relay
 
     These relays protect the motor by using thermistor or resistance temperature detector (RTD) probes to directly sense the windings' temperature. The motor must have one or more positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor probes embedded in its windings. When the probe's nominal operating temperature is reached, the resistance increases rapidly. This increase is detected by a threshold circuit that controls a set of relay contacts.
 
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Thermal Overload Electrical Ratings




   Full Load Current Range
 
     The adjustable current value allows the relay to be set to the full-load current shown on the motor-rating plate. Full-load current range is the current range that can be adjusted to the desired trip point.
 
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   Temperature Trip Range
 
     Temperature trip range is the trip-point setting range for relays that are designed to monitor the temperature of the motor stator windings.
 
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   Trip Class
 
     Trip class is the maximum time (in seconds) at which the overload relay trips when carrying current at 600% of its current rating. Bimetallic overload relays can be rated as Class 10, meaning that they break the circuit no more than 10 seconds after a locked rotor condition begins. Generally, melting alloy overload relays are Class 20 devices. 

Although thermal overload relays are designed to protect motors against overload currents, they must be capable of handling large currents without tripping for short periods during motor starting (run-up). They should, however, trip quickly if the starting currents last too long.
 
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   Motor / Load Phase       
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   Single Phase Protection
 
     The motor load is single phase.
 
   Three Phase Protection
 
     The motor load is three phase.
 
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   Maximum Motor Voltage
 
     The applicable maximum motor voltage.
 
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   Control Voltage
 
     The control voltage is specified if it is different from the motor voltage. This is called "separate control" because the control circuit gets its power from a separate source, usually lower in voltage than the motor's power source.
 
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   Contact Current Rating
 
     Contact current rating is the maximum current for which the relay's contacts are rated.
 
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   Contact Maximum Rated Voltage
 
     Contact maximum rated voltage is the maximum voltage for which relay contacts are rated.
 
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Additional Specs




   Pole Specifications       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   Single Pole (SP)
 
     Single pole (SP) relays have a single, moveable lever with a contact at the end.
 
   Double Pole (DP)
 
     Double pole (DP) relays consist of two, single-pole contacts that are concurrently actuated by the same mechanical system and operation. Typically, the first line is hot and the second is neutral.
 
   Triple Pole (TP)
 
     Triple pole (TP) relays consist of three single-pole contact systems.
 
   Four Pole (4P)
 
     Relays with more than three poles are indicated by the number of single-pole contacts followed by the letter "P". For example, four-pole relays are 4P devices.
 
   > 4 Poles
 
     This category includes relays with more than four circuit contacts.
 
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   Features       
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   Automatic Reset?
 
     The relay resets automatically after conditions return to normal.
 
   Ambient Temperature Compensation
 
     Overload relays with ambient temperature compensation operate reliably over a wide ambient range.
 
   Phase Failure (Loss)?
 
     The relay monitors for voltage with the incorrect phase sequence, or one or more phases open.
 
   Phase Reversal?
 
     Phase reversal is a change of one-half cycle or 180° in phase.
 
   Phase Unbalance?
 
     The relay operates when the magnitude of one current exceeds the magnitude of another current by a predetermined degree. Voltage balance operates in a similar manner.
 
   Underload Detection
 
     Underload protection determines when a motor, which is normally running on load, is accidentally unloaded. This may occur, for example, if a pump runs dry. The reduction in motor current is sensed, and the tripping point can be set.
 
   Visual Indicator
 
     The relay has visual indicator such as a light-emitting diode (LED). 
 
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Performance




   Operating Temperature
 
     This is the full-required range of ambient operating temperature. This represents the surrounding air temperature limits.
 
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Part Numbers for Thermal Overload Relays

Part # Distributor Manufacturer Product Category Description
BMF904 PLC Radwell MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC Not Provided THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY
LR1D09314A65 PLC Radwell TELEMECANIQUE Not Provided RELAY THERMAL OVERLOAD
TA25DU52 PLC Radwell ASEA BROWN BOVERI Not Provided THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY 36-52 AMPS
CT372 PLC Radwell SPRECHER & SCHUH Not Provided THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY 58-72AMP
9065TE32 PLC Radwell SQUARE D Not Provided THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY 32-39AMPS
C306GN3 PLC Radwell CUTLER HAMMER Not Provided THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY 75A MAX
C316FNA3P PLC Radwell CUTLER HAMMER Not Provided THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY 7.5 TO 11AMP
CR124N028 PLC Radwell GENERAL ELECTRIC Not Provided THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY NEMA4 SPDT
193TAC24 PLC Radwell ALLEN BRADLEY Not Provided OVERLOAD RELAY THERMAL TYPE 16-24 AMP
48JA18AA4 PLC Radwell FURNAS ELECTRIC CO Not Provided OVERLOAD THERMAL RELAY

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