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NCCER 26407 Advanced Controls QA by Topic

The document compares Solid-State Relays (SSR) and Electromechanical Relays (EMR), highlighting SSRs' advantages such as higher reliability, faster response times, and longer life. It also discusses Solid-State Overload Relays (SSOLR) and their protective features for motors, including trip settings and undercurrent conditions. Additionally, the document covers timing relays and reduced-voltage starting methods, emphasizing their roles in motor control and starting efficiency.

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NCCER 26407 Advanced Controls QA by Topic

The document compares Solid-State Relays (SSR) and Electromechanical Relays (EMR), highlighting SSRs' advantages such as higher reliability, faster response times, and longer life. It also discusses Solid-State Overload Relays (SSOLR) and their protective features for motors, including trip settings and undercurrent conditions. Additionally, the document covers timing relays and reduced-voltage starting methods, emphasizing their roles in motor control and starting efficiency.

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1.

Solid-State Relays (SSR) vs Electromechanical Relays (EMR)

Q: Which of the following statements is true of solid-state relays?

A: They have higher reliability than electromechanical relays.

Q: Which of the following is a characteristic of SSRs, but not of EMRs?

A: Zero current turn-off.

Q: When connecting a SSR for three-wire control of a load, what is typically used to seal in or provide holding

for the start button after it has been pressed?

A: An SCR.

Q: One of the advantages of an SSR over an EMR is its

A: Response time.

Q: Name four reasons for using SSRs instead of electromechanical relays

A: Longer life, more reliable, faster switching speeds and resist shocks and vibration better.

Q: An SSR that uses a light-emitting diode and photo detector to couple the switching command to the output

circuit is called

A: Optically isolated SSR.

Q: The inputs of two or more single-output SSRs can be connected __________ or __________ to obtain

multiple-switched outputs

A: Series and Parallel.

Q: When three solid-state relays are connected in series, the supply voltage must be

A: Triple the minimum operating voltage for a single relay.

2. Solid-State Overload Relays (SSOLR)

Q: The trip current setting for a solid-state overload relay is based on the

A: Motor FLA, service factor, number of current loops.

Q: The programmable threshold that determines how long a solid-state overload relay will allow an
undercurrent condition to exist before it trips is known as the

A: Undercurrent trip delay.

Q: Which of the following protect the motor against overheating?

A: Solid-state overload relays.

Q: An SSOLR initiates a trip if the phase currents exceed what percentage of the trip current dial setting?

A: 125%

Q: The voltage imbalance trip point for a programmable solid-state overload relay is typically set for

A: 5%

Q: Most NEMA-rated general purpose motors have an overcurrent trip class rating of

A: Class 20

Q: True or False, SSOLRs are designed to protect the motor and control devices against short circuits.

A: FALSE

3. Timing Relays

Q: A timing relay that provides the timed delay after the relay is energized is called a(n)

A: On-delay relay

Q: The type of time-delay relay that provides the time delay after the relay is de-energized is a (n)

A: Off-delay relay

Q: For the 8-pin timing relay shown in Figure RQ01, the delayed NC contacts are

A: Pins 1-4 and 8-5

Q: In Figure RQ02, the contacts of timing relays TR1 and TR2 are

A: NOTC

Q: Which symbol in the figure provided represents a normally open, timed-open (NOTO) contact of a timing

relay?

A: C
4. Reduced-Voltage Starting Methods

Q: Which method of reduced-voltage starting provides for adjustment of the motor starting torque and current

using taps?

A: Autotransformer

Q: The most common form of reduced-voltage soft starting used with solid-state reduced-voltage controllers

is

A: Ramp start

Q: The type of reduced-voltage starter typically used with hard-to-start loads is

A: Autotransformers

Q: The type of solid-state reduced-voltage starting control that provides an initial boost of current to the motor

to help break the rotor free and start the motor is

A: Kick start

Q: Solid-state reduced-voltage starting motor controllers are commonly called

A: Soft start controllers

Q: True or False, One reason for using reduced-voltage starting motor control is to reduce the current drawn

from utility lines by the across-the-line starting of large motors

A: TRUE

Q: The autotransformer reduced-voltage starter motor control that will cause the least amount of electrical

interference to the associated electrical distribution system uses the __________ method of voltage transition

A: Close circuit

Q: True or False, An open-circuit transition type of wye-delta reduced voltage starting motor control uses a

contactor to connect a resistor bank into motor winding circuit during the start-to-run period

A: FALSE

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