Motor Control Resistors
Fortress Systems manufacture resistors for a number of different types of motor control applications including:
- Wound rotor AC motors with slip ring starting resistors
- Star-delta closed transition starting resistors
- Squirrel cage AC motor resistors
- DC series wound motor resistors
- Field discharge resistors
Although AC variable speed drives have, in many cases, replaced these types of motors and control systems, they are often still used on grounds of cost, simplicity and reliability.
Fortress can assist you to replicate existing equipment, even where the original design data is not available and the original equipment manufacturer either no longer exists or no longer manufactures resistors.
Wound Rotor AC Motors with Slip Ring Starting Resistors
The resistor is wired into the motor secondary slip rings, where it dissipates torque energy in the form of heat. It also provides “soft starting” as resistance is removed in steps.
Initial information needed for sizing your resistor:
- Minimum & maximum starting torque
- Number of consecutive starts
- Number of equally spaced starts per hour
Star-Delta Closed Transition Starting Resistors
Star-delta is a reduced inrush starting method in which 3 phase motor stator coils are initially connected in a star configuration and switched to delta as the motor’s speed increases. The resistor is in circuit for a very short time during the switchover from star to delta operation.
Initial information needed for sizing your resistor:
