Motor Protection |
Protection against overload |
'Each electric motor having a rating exceeding 0.37kW shall be provided with control equipment incorporating means of protection against overload of the motor'. |
Protection against over-temperature |
'Any unattended single-phase motor having a current draw greater than 1.0 Amp, or any unattended three-phase motor having a current draw greater that 0.578 Amps, shall be fitted with an over-temperature protection device'. |
Over-temperature protection devices |
'Protection of motor windings against excessive temperatures shall be provided by thermal-overload protective devices complying with AS1023.1 or by a device which affords an equivalent degree of protection'. |