FCMA Soft Starter
Essen manufacture LT & HT soft starters:
Starters make use of the neutral reactor principle which is advantageous compared to the FCMA Technique.
A typical schematic of our soft starters is as Diagram:
Advantages of Essen FCMA Soft Starters
- The starter has an air core and hence there is no saturation.
- Cooling medium is free air and hence oil hazards are dispensed with
- The reactor is free from harmonics.
- The starter has the flexibility of tap selectability at site.
- The voltage ramp up time is related to acceleration.
- Starting current is 50% to 80% of DOL Starting
- Zero maintenance.
- Totally safe.
- Lighter in weight.
- Losses are negligible due to air core.
Ranges available:
LT Application- Upto 400HP
HT Application (3.3KV, 6.6KV and 11KV) – upto 2MW
ESSEN Installed two Nos 6.6KV, 2000KW (2MW), HT FCMA Soft Starter panels to WSS (Water Supply Scheme)- Periyapatna Town
near MYSORE