Motor Circuit Protectors Motor Protection Selection Tables

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Table 7.68: Selection Tables for Conductors, Safety Switches and Thermal-Magnetic Circuit Breakers
Based on 2005 NEC® Tables 430.147, 430.148 & 430.150
Horsepower Ratings Amperage of Thermal- QMB Minimum Size metallic
Squirrel-Cage and Wound- Magnetichj Inverse Time Circuit and Conduit 75° C, C Wire Field-
Rotor Motors with Norm. Average Direct Breaker Heavy Installed Sized for 125% FLAe
Torque Characteritics 1Ø Current Motors Full For Motor Code Duty
10 Hz ac Operating at Load For Switch Conduit 3 W
Operating at usual Speeds Letter B to E Motor
Base Speed Amperagef with AWG
3Ø 60 Hz Heavy Service Code Time THHN
Ordinary Letter F Delay kcmil
200 230 460 575 115 200 230 120 240 Servicec and Energy to Vi Fusesg
THWN THW
Vacb Vac Vac Vac Vac Vacb Vac Vdc Vdc Efficientd XHHW
3/4 6.9 A
15 A
1/3 7.2 A
5 3.4 7.6 A
2 7.8 A 20 A
3/4 7.9 A
1 8.0 A
a 8 XHHW requires 3/4 in. conduit for 15 A
2 8.5 A
3W. 7-1/2 9.0 A 20 A
b200 V motors are commonly used 1 9.2 A
on 208 V services. 1 9.5 A
cOrdinary service for normal 25 A
3 9.6 A
starting duty only, acceleration time 14 1/2 in. N/A
1/2 9.8 A
of 10 sec. or less. 1-1/2 10.0 A
dHeavy service is jogging or plugging 3 7-1/2 10 11.0 A
duty or cycling load with over 25 20 A 30 A
1-1/2 11.5 A 30 A
starts per hour or over 5 starts per 2 12.0 A 25 A
minute. Energy efficient motors are 3 12.2 A
polyphase motors defined in NEMA 1-1/2 13.2 A
Standard MG1 and exhibit high 25 A 35 A
3/4 2 13.8 A
starting current. 10 14.0 A
eNEC 430.22 for Single Motor, 5 15.2 A
Smaller conductors may be 40 A
1 16.0 A 30 A
permitted for light duty-cycle service 35 A
15 3 2 17.0 A
per 430.22 (B) Exception No. 1. DC 45 A
5 17.5 A
motors operating from rectified 1Ø 35 A 12 1/2 in. N/A
3 19.6 A
power supply will require larger 40 A 50 A
1-1/2 5 20.0 A
conductors per 430.22 (A) Exception 15 21.0 A 40 A
No. 1. For motor-generator arc 45 A
7-1/2 22.0 A 60 A
welders, see 630.11. 2 24.0 A 45 A
fMotor full load currents thru 200 hp 50 A
3 25.0 A 10 1/2 in. N/A
are taken from NEC Tables 430.147, 7-1/2 25.3 A
148 and 150. Above 200 hp from UL 50 A 70 A
20 25 27.0 A
98. Select wire size, circuit breakers, 60 A
10 5 28.0 A
or fuses on basis of hp rather than 7-1/2 29.0 A
nameplate full load current per NEC 80 A
30 32.0 A
430.6. Do not use these values to 60 A
10 32.2 A 70 A
select overload relay thermal 90 A 60 A 8 1/2 in.a N/A
25 3 34.0 A
units. See Digest pages 16-129— 10 38.0 A
16-152 for selection of thermal units 80 A 100 A
7-1/2 5 40.0 A
when actual full load current is not 80 A
41.0 A
known. Voltages listed are rated 90 A 110 A
15 42.0 A
motor voltages. Corresponding 7--1/2 46.0 A
nominal system voltages are 110– 6 3/4 in. 1 in.
15 48.3 A 125 A
120 V, 200–208 V, 220–240 V, 440– 10 50.0 A
480 V and 550–600 V. 110 A
40 50 52.0 A
gSwitch size only is shown in table. 20 54.0 A 90 A
Selected fuses should not exceed 15 55.0 A
maximum percent of full-load current 150 A

MINIATURE AND MOLDED CASE

5 56.0 A
as given in NEC Table 430.52. 10 57.5 A
Above 50 hp dc switches are not hp 7-1/2 58.0 A 125 A 4 1 in. 1 in.
rated by UL as Motor Circuit 60 62.0 A

CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Switches, but as General Use 20 62.1 A 100 A
Switches only and are not 100 A 175 A
50 65.0 A
necessarily capable of interrupting
the max. operating overload current 25 68.0 A 150 A
of a motor. See NEC 100 for 20 72.0 A 110 A
definition of General Use Switch. 10 76.0 A 125 A
When protecting a 3Ø, Design E 60 75 77.0 A 200 A 3 1 in. 1-1/4 in.
energy efficient motor, the switch is 25 78.2 A 110 A 175 A
required by NEC 430.109 to have a 30 7-1/2 80.0 A
hp rating of not less than 1.4 times 25 89.0 A 225 A
2 1 in. 1-1/4 in.
that of a motor rated 3–100 hp, or not 30 92.0 A 125 A
less than 1.3 times that of a motor 75 96.0 A
200 A 250 A
rated over 100 hp. Switches shown in 100 99.0 A
1 1-1/4 in. 1-1/2 in.
this table do not necessarily comply 10 100.0 A 150 A
with that requirement. 40 104.0 A
225 A
hThermal-magnetic circuit breaker 30 106.0 A 300 A
175 A 1/0 1-1/4 in. 1-1/2 in.
ampere ratings recommended are 40 120.0 A
250 A 200 A
approximate for average conditions, 100 124.0 A
based on trip characteristics of 125 125.0 A 250 A
350 A 2/0 1-1/2 in. 1-1/2 in.

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Square D circuit breakers and NEC 50 130.0 A
200 A
Table 430.52. Under some 40 140.0 A
300 A
conditions, the next size larger switch 150 144.0 A
or circuit breaker rating may be 50 150.0 A
3/0 1-1/2 in. 2 in.
necessary to accommodate the 60 154.0 A 400 A
225 A
motor starting current and is 125 156.0 A 350 A
permitted by NEC 430.52(C)(1) 50 173.0 A
Exception 2. High starting currents 60 177.0 A 4/0 2 in. 2 in.
250 A
are anticipated with Design E and 150 180.0 A 400 A 500 A
other energy efficient motors. For 75 200 192.0 A 250 2 in. 2 in.
explanation of Code letter markings, 75 221.0 A 300 A 450 A 300 2 in. 2-1/2 in.
see NEC 430.7(B). For Busway Plug- 600 A
200 240.0 A
in units, see page 9-7. 250 242.0 A 350 A 500 A 400 A 350 2-1/2 in. 2-1/2 in.
700 A
iThermal-magnetic breaker ampere 100 248.0 A
ratings recommended are 100 285.0 A
600 A
approximate for average conditions 300 289.0 A 400 A 500 3 in. 3 in.
800 A
and based on trip characteristics of 250 302.0 A
Square D circuit breakers and NEC 125 312.0 A 450 A 700 A (2) 3/0 (2) 2-1/2 in. (2) 2 in.
Tables 430.7(B) and 430.52. 350 336.0 A 500 A
900 A
jType LC, LI, LX, LXI, and LE circuit 125 359.0 A
(2) 4/0 (2) 2 in. (2) 2 in.
breakers are NOT recommended 150 360.0 A
800 A
for use on single motor branch 300 361.0 A 600 A 1000 A
circuits. 400 382.0 A
600 A (2)300 (2) 2 in. (2) 2-1/2 in.
Contact your local Field Office for 150 350 414.0 A 900 A
circuit breaker selection on 500 472.0 A
1200 A
constant horsepower multi-speed 400 477.0 A 1000 A (2) 350 (2) 2-1/2 in. (2) 2-1/2 in.
800 A
200 480.0 A
motors. 200 552.0 A
500 590.0 A 1200 A 1600 A — (3) 300 (3) 2 in. (3) 2-1/2 in.
900 A
250 602.0 A

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