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Motor Connection Diagrams

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Single Phase Connections:

Single Voltage: Rotation L1 CCW CW Dual Voltage: (Main Winding Only) 1,8 1,5

(Three Phase--see below)

L2 4,5 4,8

Voltage Rotation L1 High Low CCW CW CCW CW Dual Voltage: (Main & Auxiliary Winding) Voltage Rotation High Low CCW CW CCW CW
1,8 1,5

L2

Join

1 1

4,5 2&3&8 4,8 2&3&5 -------------

1,3,8 2,4,5 1,3,5 2,4,8

L1

L2
4,5 4,8

Join
2&3,6&7 2&3,6&7 -----------------

1,3,6,8 2,4,5,7 1,3,5,7 2,4,6,8

Single Phase Terminal Markings Identified By Color: (NEMA Standards)

1-Blue 5-Black 2-White 6-No color assigned 3-Orange 7-No color assigned 4-Yellow 8-Red

P1-No color assigned P2-Brown

Three Phase Connections:

Part Winding Start: 6 Leads NEMA Nomenclature: WYE or Delta Connected

T1 Motor Leads
9 Leads NEMA Nomenclature
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T2 2

T3 3

T7 T8 T9 7 8 9

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Motor Connection Diagrams WYE Connected (low voltage only)

T1 T2 T3 T7 T8 T9 Motor Leads 1 2 3
7

Together 4&5&6

12 Leads NEMA & IEC Nomenclature Single Voltage or Low Voltage of Dual-Voltage Motors

T1 NEMA IEC Three Phase Motors-Single Speed Nema Nomenclature--6 Leads: 1,6 1

T2 2,4 2

T3
3,5

T7 7

T8 T9 8 9

7,12 8,10 9,11

Single Voltage--External WYE Connection

L1 L2
1

L3 3

Join 4&5&6

Single Voltage--External Delta Connection

L1 L2 L3

1,6 2,4 3,5

Single Voltage WYE-Delta Connections Operating mode Connection L1
WYE Delta 1 1,6 L2 2 2,4 L3 3 3,5 Join 4&5&6 -------

Start
Run

Dual Voltage WYE-Delta Connections Voltage Connection L1

WYE Delta 1 1,6 L2 2 2,4 L3 3 3,5 Join 4&5&6 -------

High
Low NEMA Nomenclature--9 Leads:

Dual Voltage WYE-Connected Voltage

L1 1 1,7 L2 2 2,8 L3 3 3,9 Join 4&7, 5&8, 6&9 4&5&6

High
Low

Dual Voltage Delta-Connected Voltage

L1 1 L2 2 L3 3 Join 4&7, 5&8,6&9

High
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Low NEMA Nomenclature--12 Leads: 1,6,7

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2,4,8 3,5,9 ------------

Dual Voltage--External WYE Connection Voltage

L1 1 1,7 L2 2 2,8 L3 3 3,9 Join 4&7, 5&8, 6&9, 10&11&12 4&5&6, 10&11&12

High
Low

Dual Voltage WYE-Connected Start Delta-Connected Run

Voltage High Conn. WYE Delta Low WYE Delta L1 1 1,12 1,7 L2 2 2,10 2,8 L3 3 3,11 3,9 Join 4&7, 5&8, 6&9, 10&11&12 4&7, 5&8, 6&9 4&5&6, 10&11&12 ------------

1,6,7,12 2,4,8,10 3,5,9,11

IEC Nomenclature--6 & 12 Leads:

Single Voltage WYE-Delta Connections Connections
opermode Start Run Conn. WYE Delta L1 U1 U1,W2 L2 V1 V1,U2 L3 W1 W1,V2 Join U2&V2&W2 --------------

Single Voltage WYE-Delta

Dual Voltage WYE-Delta Connections Volt High Low Conn. WYE Delta L1 U1 U1,W2 L2 V1 V1,U2 L3 W1 W1,V2 Join U2&V2&W2 --------------

Dual Voltage WYE-Connected Start Delta-Connected Run Volt Conn. L1 High WYE U1 L2 V1 L3 W1 Join U2&U5,V2&V5, W2&W5,U6&V6&W6 U2&U5,V2&V5, W2&W5

Delta U1,W6 V1,U6 W1,V6 LOW WYE U1,U5

U2&V2&W2, V1,V5 W1,W5 U6&V6&W6

Delta

U1,U5, V1,V5 W1,W5 --------------------------W2,W6 U2,U6 V2,V6 --

NEMA Nomenclature--6 Leads:

Constant Torque Connection Speed
L1 6 L2 4
(Low-speed HP is half of high-speed HP)

L3 5 1&2&3Join

Typical Connection
2 WYE

High
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Low 1

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2 3 4-5-6 Open 1 Delta

Variable Torque Connection Speed

L1 6 1 L2 4 2

(Low-speed HP is 1/4 of high-speed HP)

L3 5 3 1&2&3Join 4-5-6 Open

Typical Connection
2 WYE 1 WYE

High
Low

Constant Horsepower Connection Speed

L1 6 1 L2 4 2

(HP is the same at both speeds)

L3 5 3 1-2-3 Open 4&5&6-Join

Typical Connection
1 Delta 2 WYE

High
Low IEC Nomenclature--6 Leads:

Constant Torque Connection Speed

L1 2W 1U L2 2U 1V L3 2V 1W 1U&1V&1W--JOIN 2U-2V-2W OPEN

Typical Connection
2 WYE 1 Delta

High
Low

Variable Torque Connection Speed

L1 2W 1U L2 2U 1V L3 2V 1W 1U&1V&1W--JOIN 2U-2V-2W OPEN

Typical Connection
2 WYE 1 WYE

High
Low

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