MEDIUM VOLTAGE

COMPACT STARTER TYPE KAE

up to 5 MW

up to 17,5 kV

up to 400 A
 Mocotech CUSTOMER ADVANTAGES:
presents the · Lowest starting current of all induction motor starting
methods
compact motor
· Minimum voltage drop in the power supply
starter type KAE · Reduction of required bus bar short circuit power
with integrated · Start with lower mechanical stress

autotrans- · Increase of lifetime for drives

· Easy installation
former, switches,
· Low investment cost
control and
· Proven starting method
many more · Rigid and reliable components
advantages. · All components in one cabinet only
· Integrated bypass and star point contactor or breaker
· Tailor-made transformer design
· Hot spot temperature supervision also for MV applications
· Less MV cables compared with traditional method
· Ample space for cable connection
· Small with only 1,6 square meter required floor space
· Self supporting structure
· No mains deformations due to harmonics
· No losses during bypass operation
· No environmental pollution

Complete start up calculations

under consideration of:
· Moment of inertia
· Available torque
· Required torque
· Lowest possible starting current
· Max. permissible voltage drop
· Available short circuit power
· Starting time optimization
· Limitation of star point voltage by air gap design

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Renaissance of the
Korndorfer-starting
method

Past…difficult
Formerly the Korndorfer starting method
was complicated and expensive
· 3 MV panels for the 3 switches method
· 5 MV cables with
10 set of sealing ends
· Difficult engineering and design for coordi-
nation of panels, transformer, motor, driven
load, cables and sealing ends.
· Large space requirement

Today…simple
The KAE motor starter now makes the Korn-
dorfer starting method compact, economic,
compatible and customer-friendly.
· Two of the 3 switches are included together
with the autotrans in the compact starter
unit.
· A PLC coordinates the complete control
and supervision including the third external
mains cb.
· We care for design and coordination.

You save time, space, investment and

installation cost.

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 TECHNICAL DATA
Rated voltage kV 7,2 12 17,5
Rated current A …400
(1)
…400 (1)
...400(1)
Rated short time current kA …20 …20 ...20
Rated power frequency withstand voltage kV 20 28 38
Rated lightning withstand voltage kV 60 75 95
Operating frequency Hz 45 – 65
Protection class IP IP 23(1)
Site altitude m …1000(1)
Height mm 2200 2200 2200
Depth basic version mm 1350 1350
Depth enlarged version mm 1500 1500 1500
Width basic version mm 1200 1200
Width enlarged version mm 1650 1650 1650
Weight kg 2500 2500 4000
Colour RAL 7032

Explanations: (1) Higher / more on request

Options:
· Mains incoming panel attached to the compact
starter and equipped according to customer’s
need.
· Mains contactor or circuit breaker
· HH fuses
· Power factor correction capacitors
· Surge arrestors
· Capacitive voltage indicators
· Current transformer / voltage transformer
· Amperemeter / voltmeter
· Motor protection relays
· Stand still heating
· Text display and operator panel (HMI)
· Different communication bus interfaces
· Special colour
· Many more options, please consult us with
your demands

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supervision and mimic diagram with
control led indicators
A mimic diagram with position indicators provides
PLC control for
clear status information about the main circuit to
·C
 orrect starting sequence of
the operator. All position indicators are LED illu-
Korndorfer starting principle for
three contactors or breakers minated. The LEDs alternate between red / green
·C
 losed transition start up and grey colour for the various conditions.
·R
 esponse supervision
·R
 ebound protection
·C
 onditional start release
·U
 nconditional start release
·M
 otor acceleration (optional)
·M
 ax. acceleration time
·M
 ains contactor or breaker test
position
·S
 tarting and cooling time
intervals such as:
· Start sequence from cold
· Start sequence from warm
· Consecutive starts from cold
· Number of starts per day
· Minimum pause time
·R
 estart blocking time override
function (option)
·A
 utotransformer winding
temperature alarm
·A
 utotransformer winding
temperature trip
·A
 void flash over

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 torque
torque
speed
start time
speed
start time
start time
torque
The upper chart shows the starting torque
provided by the motor for direct on line
starting (black curve). The purple graph
depicts the torque required by the driven
machine. The coloured graphs in between
illustrate the motor torque for different
starting voltages. The motor torque must
always be higher than the counter torque.
The chart in the middle represents the
respective starting times. The lower chart
shows the relation between starting torque
and starting time. The purple line is the
minimum torque (required by the driven
machine).
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starting current
current
torque
current
torque
mains voltage
voltage
speed
The different starting voltages result into
different starting currents (see chart on
top and in the middle). Black is the starting
current for direct on line start, coloured
are the different starting voltages with
autotransformer (points in upper chart and
graphs in the central chart). The different
start currents result in different voltage drops
in the mains power supply. The lower chart
shows the mains voltage during motor start up
(black graph for direct on line start, coloured
graphs for different starting voltages).
starting current
current
torque
current
speed
mains voltage
voltage
speed
In order to compare the autotransformer start
with other common start methods (starting
reactor, electronic soft starter, etc.) charts for
starting current and mains voltage are shown
for these starting methods accordingly. The
charts on top and in the middle show that
the starting current is higher, this results
in a larger voltage drop in the mains power
supply (lower chart) compared to the start
with autotransformer. Therefore the compact
starter is the ultimate starting method in
order to reduce the current at motor start up
and to avoid voltage drop in the mains power
supply network.
 start step 1 start step 2 start step 3

During acceleration the motor current (M)
is the addition of mains current (N) and star
point current (S). The low mains current (N)
results in a small mains voltage drop.
The high motor current (M) ensures a high
torque of the motor.
The star point switch will be opened after the After the by-pass switch is closed, the start-up
motor has reached its rated speed and before is finished. The motor is ready for operation
the by-pass switch closes. There is a transient under load.
change over without interruption of the
motor power supply. The motor does not lose
speed. High current peaks and voltage drop,
as known in Y/A starting resulting from open
transition and system immanent phase shift,
cannot occur.

Transformer design
Full temperature
·D
 ry type protection at
·V
 PI = vacuum pressure impregnated medium voltage
·C
 opper winding by use of glass
fiber trans-
· I nsulation class H mission
·P
 TC sensors in the hot spot technology
·d
 irectly at the copper winding
·M
 in. 3 tapings
·M
 oisture proof design
·N
 oise reduced
·H
 igh quality electrical steel sheets
·C
 alculated air gap
·S
 elf extinguishing
·E
 nvironmental friendly
·A
 mple terminal connection boards

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 profile
The first choice for your motor starters should be a company which concentrates on your specific project
requirements, supports you and takes full responsibility for the design and production of your starters.
Mocotech realises tailor made solutions based on well proven technologies. We combine flexible solutions
and high quality to implement your individual project goals. Our full attention is on your selected targets
and demands. 60 years experiance in drive technology ensure and guarantee the service availability and
operation stability of your plants.

product
Mocotech KAE compact starters are based on simple and very effective autotransformer technology proven
since decades. The Korndorfer or also called 3 switches method ensures the perfect start of your drives. Our
compact starters are tailor made for your drives, fully self supporting, sturdy and reliable in any environ-
ment.

service
Qualified and experienced engineers, take every day the full responsibility for the design, engineering,
production and quality control. We provide after sales services for and training of our customers in our
headquarters at Rheinberg in Germany. Local dealers and agents are available for site support in most areas
around the world.

COMMITMENT
We are pleased to serve the steady increasing number of frequent customers who put their trust in our
company. We commit ourselves to produce only reliable and competitive motor starters in top quality. You
can always expect the best from Mocotech.

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mocotech gmbh Nordring 20 47495 Rheinberg – Germany phone +49 (0)2843 90488-0 fax +49 (0)2843 90488-44
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