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Substation and MCC lab · Level 4 of 8

Commission a star-delta starter

Level 4 of 8 in the Substation and MCC lab: a free substation and MCC exercise at Intermediate level. Set the star-delta timer, the change-over gap and the overload, then test-start the bucket.

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3D view of the Commission a star-delta starter level in the Substation and MCC lab
Commission a star-delta starter

The brief

Client
Eastvale Water
Site
Eastvale booster station, MCC-1
Work order
WO-MCC-104
Task code
MCC-04
Difficulty
Intermediate
Type of work
Commissioning

Set the star-delta timer, the change-over gap and the overload, then test-start the bucket.

Skills you practise

  • Star-delta starting
  • Timer settings
  • Overload relay setting
  • Commissioning a bucket

What the test checks

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

  • Star-delta starting
  • Timer settings
  • Overload relay setting
  • Commissioning a bucket

In this lab

  • Safe isolation: lock, tag, prove, test, earth
  • Cables, breakers, relays and fault levels
  • A 3D switchroom and transformer bay

Levels in the Substation and MCC lab

Previous: Size a motor circuitNext: Grade the incomer relay

  1. Read the single-line diagram
  2. Safe isolation of an MCC bucket
  3. Size a motor circuit
  4. Commission a star-delta starter
  5. Grade the incomer relay
  6. Fault level and breaker check
  7. Correct the power factor
  8. Find a fault in the MCC

Part of the Substation and MCC lab

Walk a small substation, isolate a motor bucket safely, grade a relay and fault-find a motor control centre.

About the Substation and MCC lab

Feeds these internships: Control Panel Design and Wiring, Commissioning and Maintenance, Electrical Design.