Technical data
March 2009
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NEMA Contactors & Starters
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Advantage
Product Family Overview
Size 1 and 2 Starter
Product Description
Setting the Standard in Motor
Control
Cutler-Hammer
®
Advantage motor
starters from Eaton’s electrical busi-
ness have extended
operating life in a
physical space requirement one half the
size of conventional motor starters.
Offering motor overcurrent protection
accurate to 2% at maximum FLC,
Advantage also maintains constant
coil power regardless of varying con-
trol circuit conditions, eliminating coil
burnout, contact chatter and welding
due to low voltage of fluttering control
signals.
Advantage is designed with a full com-
plement of features that make it the
most versatile motor starter in the
industry. Multifunction overload pro-
tection options provide application
flexibility while reducing inventory.
Communication capability extends
benefits, allowing Advantage to be
interactively linked to higher order
control systems for monitoring,
troubleshooting and control.
Technological advances incorporated
in the Advantage design, such as pre-
start diagnostics, increased accuracy
and the ability to communicate with
other systems, are benefits not real-
ized in traditional motor starters.
Benefits
Advantage Breakthroughs
To achieve the level of benefits envi-
sioned for Advantage controls at a
competitive price, it was discovered
early in the development process that
simply improving existing design con-
cepts would fall short of the mark. A
new approach involving a higher level
of technology was required. The result
was the incorporation of three techni-
cal breakthroughs — new current
sensing monitoring, an energy-
balanced contact closure system that
increased life by decreasing electrical
and mechanical wear and an intelli-
gent coil controller optimizing the con-
tact closing process based on varying
control circuit conditions. Coordinat-
ing these breakthroughs to provide
enhanced motor control performance
is concentrated in the SURE chip.
Advantage uses the right combination
of brains and brawn in effecting a
motor start. The power circuit of the
contactor employs heavy-duty silver
alloy contacts scientifically designed
for long life. The addition of a uniquely
developed application-specific micro-
processor chip regulates power sup-
plied to the operating coil. The
regulated closing profile is tailored to
existing control circuit conditions. This
results in an energy balanced system
which reduces armature/magnet crash
and contact bounce, extending
mechanical and electrical life.
Improved Protection and Motor
Utilization
The motor circuit monitoring and over-
load protection functions of Advan-
tage starters are provided by three
current sensors closely monitored by
the microprocessor. This sensor/
microprocessor combination yields a
protection scheme closely paralleling
that of the motor heating damage
boundary expressed in terms of cur-
rent and time. Accurate to 2% of full
scale, Advantage allows full utilization
of motor capability without motor
damage or nuisance tripping.
No Heaters, Small Size
Advantage starters eliminate the
need for costly heater elements and
their associated installation expense.
Standard overload protection func-
tions include phase loss and unbal-
ance protection, selectable trip class,
automatic/manual reset and ground
current protection.
Built-In Communications
Capabilities Provide Two-Way
Control
Advantage also offers low cost commu-
nication capability. ON/OFF commands,
status and motor data can be linked to
automated control systems without the
addition of costly sensors, I/O modules
and transducers, in a language compat-
ible with many computer-based soft-
ware systems in use today.
Protected by 22 patents and proven in
many years of operating experience in
harsh industrial applications, Advan-
tage motor starters and contactors offer
the user unprecedented value at a price
competitive with traditional devices.
Instructional Leaflets
17401 Sizes 1, 2 Non-reversing Contactors and Starters
17403 Sizes 3, 4 Non-reversing Contactors and Starters
17405 Sizes 5, 6 Non-reversing Contactors and Starters
17482 Sizes 1, 2 Reversing Contactors and Starters
17484B Sizes 3, 4 Reversing Contactors and Starters
17486 Sizes 5, 6 Reversing Contactors and Starters
17456 Sizes 1, 2 Contactor Overload Combo
17457 Sizes 3, 4 Contactor Overload Combo
17604 Sizes 5, 6 Contactor Overload Combo
17595 Sizes 1, 2 Reversing Contactors and Starters with status-only ACM
17596 Sizes 3, 4 Reversing Contactors and Starters with status-only ACM
17597 Sizes 5, 6 Reversing Contactors and Starters with status-only ACM
17598 Sizes 1, 2 Two-Speed Two-Winding Starters with status-only ACM
17599 Sizes 3, 4 Two-Speed Two-Winding Starters with status-only ACM
17600 Sizes 5, 6 Two-Speed Two-Winding Starters with status-only ACM
17601 Sizes 1, 2 Two-Speed One-Winding Starters with status-only ACM
17602 Sizes 3, 4 Two-Speed One-Winding Starters with status-only ACM
17603 Sizes 5, 6 Two-Speed One-Winding Starters with status-only ACM