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Coordinations Type 1&2

Type 1 and Type 2 coordination refers to standards for how motor starters perform during short circuits. Type 1 coordination requires the starter to prevent harm but results in damage, requiring repairs. Type 2 coordination allows starters to clear faults without damage, avoiding downtime. It uses fast overload relays and contactors certified for withstanding faults without welding. This improves safety, productivity, and maintenance costs compared to Type 1 coordination.

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Coordinations Type 1&2

Type 1 and Type 2 coordination refers to standards for how motor starters perform during short circuits. Type 1 coordination requires the starter to prevent harm but results in damage, requiring repairs. Type 2 coordination allows starters to clear faults without damage, avoiding downtime. It uses fast overload relays and contactors certified for withstanding faults without welding. This improves safety, productivity, and maintenance costs compared to Type 1 coordination.

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What is Type 1 and Type 2

Coordination?
Table of Page Contents
 What is Type 1 and Type 2 Coordination?
 What is Type 1 coordination?
 Type 1 coordination demands that the motor starter should
not cause any damage to the electrical installation, and the
person during short-circuit situation. And, after clearing the
fault, the motor starter is no longer appropriate for use
without repairing of motor starter components.
 What is Type 2 coordination?
 What Starter parts are involved in Type 2?
 Advantages of Type 2 coordination

Type 1 and Type 2 coordination indicates the criteria of short-circuit


performance of motor starter components. The IEC set out the criteria
for the type 1 and type 2 coordination. The IEC standard is 60947-4-
1. It defines levels of the motor controller’s resilience that follows a
short-circuit fault.
To attain this performance as per Type1 and Type 2 coordination, a
mixture of starter components like fuses, contactor and protection
device should meet the required criteria stated by IEC 60947 4-1. In
this post, we will discuss what is type1 coordination and type 2
coordination.
What is Type 1 coordination?
Type 1 coordination demands that the motor starter should not
cause any damage to the electrical installation, and the person
during short-circuit situation. And, after clearing the fault, the
motor starter is no longer appropriate for an use without
repairing of motor starter components.

During short circuit fault, the contactor’s contacts of the motor starter
may weld. The overload relay may get damage.

Thus, in type-1 coordination

 The motor starter protects the electrical equipment and human.


 During short circuit fault, the motor starter components get

damage.
 The starter components needs to repair for reuse of the motor

starter
We take an example of motor starter with motor to understand Type-1
coordination. A large current flows through the starter components
during the short circuit condition. This large current heat up the
contactor contacts.

And, at the time of tripping of the contactor with short circuit fault by
overload relay, the contact may get weld. Thus, after clearing of fault,
the motor starter can not be used immediately. The starter or starter
component needs replacement for the next use.

The replacement of the motor starter or defective motor starter parts


takes a substantial time. The production loss happens during this
repair/replacement period. Thus, the Type-1 coordination is not
economic for the industry. Also, the type-1 coordination is not suitable
for the electrical installation having a large fault level.

What is Type 2 coordination?


We can solve the problem of motor starter damage problem of Type 1 coordination with an use of IEC
standard Type-2 coordination. In type 2 coordination, the coordination between the tripping device and
the fault isolation device is such that the no parts of the starter get damage during interruption of the
short circuit current.

 No damage to the motor starter parts. And, the starter can be


used without repairs.
 No downtime
 The motor can be started after clearing the fault.

 No welded contacts
 Welding acceptable provided contacts can be easily separated.

In type-2 motor starter, the motor protection relay senses the fault
current. When the current exceeds above the set point, the relay issues
trip command to the contactor that isolates the faulty section in no
time. The relay current sensing is very fast, and it trips the contactor
before reaching the prospective fault current to peak value.

Thus, the type-2 coordination ensure no risk and no damage to motor


controller for downstream faults.

What Starter parts involved in Type 2 ?


The thermal overload relay, contactor/ circuit breaker combination is
selected that certified for Type 2.

Advantages of Type 2 coordination


 Increased production and productivity: We can start the plant
immediately after tripping of the drive. It reduces the idle
running of the group drives. Thus, the production and the
productivity of the plant enhance.
 Enhancement of Safety: The type-2 coordination enhance the
safety of the equipment and people. The motor trips quickly after
short circuit fault, and the probability of the fire and other
damage consequences reduce.

 Less maintenance cost: There is no damage in motor starter


and its parts with Type 2 coordination. Though the initial
investment cost is higher, but the maintenance cost is lower.
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