Distinguishing Motor Starts From Short Circuits Through Phase-Angle Measurements

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 97-120, July 1997
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Provides information from a NIOSH investigation on how the starting of induction motors may cause nuisance tripping of short-circuit protection on coal mine power systems.

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Distinguishing Motor Starts

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NIOSH [1997]. Distinguishing motor starts from short circuits through phase-angle measurements. Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-120.

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