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Motor Protection and Sizing Standards

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what article deals with OL protection of continuous duty motors

a)

430.52

b)

430.22

c)

430.32

d)

430.110

2.

According to the NEC. the max fault protection using a inverse time trip breaker and feeding a squirrel cage motor is

(a)  

3.

Motor conductors shall be sized no less than (a)   of the NEC FLC

4.

Refer to article 430.110. Disconnects have to be sized to at least (a)   of the motors FLC

5.

Refer to article 430.102. Motor disconnecting means shall be located (a)  

6.

what is the FLC of a 75 HP motor fed with 208vac

(a)  

7.

what is the FLC of a single phase 10 Hp motor fed with 230vac?

(a)  

8.

what is the proper Nema Size starter for a 75 HP motor fed with 480 VAC

(a)  

9.

what is the required wire size to feed following motor

HP-30

Voltage - 230

FLA-78

Amb.-40C

SF. 1.35



(a)  

10.

what size fuse would be adequate to use as fault protection for a 75 HP 3 phase motor fed with 480vac?

(a)  

11.

If a motor is less than 1 HP and automatically started, OL protection is not required.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

if a motor is less than 1 HP and manually started and permanently installed It must have OL protection in accordance with 430.32

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

What is the required NEMA Size MS for a 150 HP motor fed with 480 VAC

(a)  

14.

what is the NEC definition of a Continuous Duty rated Motor

a)

Motor capable of short run times

b)

Motor running for more than 3 hours

c)

Motor running for 60 minutes or more

d)

Motor rated to run at Full rpms for more than 6 minutes

15.

Why is Fault protection sized differently than OL protection? Please Explain

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