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Number of starts per hour
The maximum number of starts/hour for a softstarter depends on several different factors such as the starting current, ambient temperature, starting time and
the intermittens factor.
Intemittens factor
The intermittens factor is a figure indicating
how long the softstarter has been running
for (starting time and running time) compared with the total cycle time.
Examples:
If a softstarter has been running for 5 minutes of a total duty cycle of 10 minutes
then the intermittens factor is 50 % ON
time and 50 % OFF time.
It is important to define the intermittens
factor when talking about the number of
starts/hour since the OFF time is the cooling time for the softstarter.
If a softstarter has been running for 45 minutes of a duty cycle of 60 minutes then the
intermittens factor is 75 % ON time and 25
% OFF time.
A high starting current and a long starting
time require a longer OFF time than a low
starting current and short time to maintain
the same number of starts/hour.
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