What will happen if the motor is overloaded in a basic stop-start, push-button circuit with overload protection?

What will be an ideal response?


If the motor is overloaded, it will cause too much current to flow through the circuit. When a current greater than normal flows through the overload heater, the heater produces more heat than it does under normal conditions. If the current becomes high enough, it will cause the normally closed overload contact to open. Notice that the overload contact is electrically isolated from the heater. The contact, therefore, can be connected to a different voltage source than the motor. If the overload contact opens, the control circuit is broken and the relay de-energizes as if the STOP button had been pushed. After the overload contact has been reset to its normally closed position, the coil will remain de-energized until the START button is again pressed.

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