One embodiment describes a method that includes determining a desired torque level of a motor actuated by a motor starter; determining, using a control system, a configuration of the motor starter to achieve the desired torque level, in which determining the configuration includes determining which
One embodiment describes a method that includes determining a desired torque level of a motor actuated by a motor starter; determining, using a control system, a configuration of the motor starter to achieve the desired torque level, in which determining the configuration includes determining which of a plurality of switching devices in the motor starter should be opened and which should be closed; and instructing, using the control system, the motor starter to implement the determined configuration by opening or closing one or more of the plurality of switching devices.
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1. A method comprising: detecting whether a phase-to-ground short is present in a first winding of a motor by briefly connecting a first phase of electric power to the motor slightly before a voltage zero-crossing by the first phase of electric power;detecting whether a phase-to-ground short is pres
1. A method comprising: detecting whether a phase-to-ground short is present in a first winding of a motor by briefly connecting a first phase of electric power to the motor slightly before a voltage zero-crossing by the first phase of electric power;detecting whether a phase-to-ground short is present in a second winding of a motor by briefly connecting a second phase of electric power to the motor slightly before a voltage zero-crossing by the second phase of electric power; anddetecting whether a phase-to-ground short is present in a third winding of a motor drive by briefly connecting a third phase of electric power to the motor slightly before a voltage zero-crossing by the third phase of electric power. 2. The method of claim 1, comprising: detecting whether a phase-to-phase fault is present by briefly connecting the first phase and the second phase to the motor slightly before a phase-to-phase current zero-crossing;detecting whether a phase-to-phase fault is present by briefly connecting the second phase and the third phase slightly before a phase-to-phase current zero-crossing; anddetecting whether a phase-to-phase fault is present by briefly connecting the first phase and the third phase slightly before a phase-to-phase current zero-crossing. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting whether a phase-to-phase fault is present comprises: monitoring current that flows when two of the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase are connected to the motor; anddetermining that a phase-to-phase short is present when the current is rapidly increasing or that a phase-to-phase open circuit is present when the current is zero. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein connecting the first phase and the second phase to the motor comprises: pulsing a first switching device closed to connect the first phase to the motor; andpulsing a second switching device close to connect the second phase to the motor. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting whether a phase-to-ground short is present comprises: monitoring current that flows when one of the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase is connected to the motor; anddetermining that a phase-to-ground short is present when the current is not zero. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein connecting the first phase to the motor comprises pulsing a first switching device closed. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein connecting the first phase to the motor comprises: pulsing a first switching device closed at a first time; andpulsing a second switching device closed at a second time, wherein the first switching device and the second switching device are connected in series. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first phase is connected to the motor a duration between one to two milliseconds, two to three milliseconds, three to four milliseconds, or four to five milliseconds. 9. A switchgear system, comprising: a first switching device configured to selectively connect and disconnect a first phase of electric power to a first winding of a motor;a second switching device configured to selectively connect and disconnect a second phase of electric power to a second winding of the motor;a third switching device configured to selectively connect and disconnect a third phase of electric power to a third winding of the motor; anda control circuitry configured to: instruct the first switching device to briefly connect the first phase of electric power to the motor slightly before a voltage zero-crossing by the first phase to detect whether a phase-to-ground short is present in the first winding;instruct the second switching device to briefly connect the second phase of electric power to the motor slightly before a voltage zero-crossing by the second phase to detect whether a phase-to-ground short is present in the second winding; andinstruct the third switching device to briefly connect the third phase of electric power to the motor slightly before a voltage zero-crossing by the third phase to detect whether a phase-to-ground short is present in the third winding. 10. The switchgear system of claim 9, wherein the control circuitry is configured to: instruct the first switching device and the second switching device to briefly connect the first phase and the second phase to detect whether a first phase-to-phase fault is present in the motor;instruct the first switching device and the third switching device to briefly connect the first phase and the third phase to detect whether a second phase-to-phase fault is present in the motor; andinstruct the second switching device and the third switching device to briefly connect the second phase and the third phase to detect whether a third phase-to-phase fault is present in the motor. 11. The switchgear system of claim 10, wherein: the first switching device and the second switching device are configured to connect electric power to the motor slightly before a phase-to-phase current zero-crossing between the first phase and the second phase;the first switching device and the third switching device are configured to connect electric power to the motor slightly before a phase-to-phase current zero-crossing between the first phase and the third phase; andthe second switching device and the third switching device are configured to connect electric power to the motor slightly before a phase-to-phase current zero-crossing between the second phase and the third phase. 12. The switchgear system of claim 10, wherein the first switching device, the second switching device, and the third switching device are single pole, single current carrying path switching devices. 13. The switchgear system of claim 9, wherein the control circuitry is configured to instruct the first switching device, the second switching device, and the third switching device to connect electric power to the motor when a fault is not detected in the motor. 14. The switchgear system of claim 13, wherein the control circuitry is configured to: instruct the first switching device and the third switching device to connect electric power to the motor at a phase-to-phase current zero-crossing between the first phase and the third phase; andsubsequently instruct the second switching device to connect the second phase of electric power to the motor. 15. A switchgear system, comprising: a first switching device; anda second switching device coupled in series with the first switching device, wherein the first switching device and the second switching device are configured to briefly supply a first phase of electric power to a first winding of a motor by: closing the first switching device at a first time;closing the second switching device at a second time;opening the first switching device at a third time; andopening the second switching device at a fourth time such that the first phase of electric power is supplied to the first winding between the second time and the third time to determine whether fault is present in the motor;the second time and the third time are slightly before a voltage zero-crossing by the first phase. 16. The switchgear system of claim 15, wherein supplying the first phase of electric power between the second time and the third time is used to detect whether a phase-to-ground short is present in the first winding. 17. The switchgear system of claim 15, comprising: a third switching device; anda fourth switching device coupled in series with the third switching device, wherein the third switching device and the fourth switching device are configured to briefly supply a second phase of electric power to a second winding of the motor by: closing the third switching device at the first time;closing the fourth switching device at the second time;opening the third switching device at the third time; andopening the fourth switching device at the fourth time such that the second phase of electric power is supplied to the first winding between the second time and the third time to determine whether fault is present in the motor. 18. The switchgear system of claim 17, wherein between the second time and the third time is slightly before a phase-to-phase current zero-crossing between the first phase and the second phase. 19. The switchgear system of claim 18, wherein supplying the first phase and the second phase between the second time and the third time is used to detect whether a phase-to-phase short is present in the motor.
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