IEEE PCIC 2007
Fifty-Fourth Annual Technical Conference of the 
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
September 17 - 19, 2007

CONSIDERATIONS IN MEDIUM VOLTAGE REDUCED VOLTAGE MOTOR STARTING THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY 

Abstract - Reduced voltage motor starting has advantages and issues that must be understood when applying these technologies. This paper addresses these considerations on primary reactor, autotransformer, star delta and solid-state reduced voltage starters.