What is a soft start?

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What is a soft start?..

It is an electronic starter for large squirrel cage
motor,to limit the starting current, using microprocessor
and thyristors

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What is a soft start?..

Answer / m.pushparaj

it is an electronic stater used to above 150kw squirrel
cage induction motor to limit the starting current by using
drive.

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Answer / sharma

To Limit the staring current,voltage supplied will be gradually increased during every start up of the electrical device(ie.Induction motors) and attain full voltage

The following settings are available in the soft start unit which needs to be set

a)starting torque b)accelerating time and c)stop time

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Answer / sroy

it is steples start of motor using drives.

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