Title : 
New Life for Existing 480-V Motor Control Center (MCC) Equipment Using Vacuum Contactors
         
        
            Author : 
Hill, James D. ; Lawrence, Roger G.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dow Chemical Company, Unit 4, OCD, Freeport, TX 77566.
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A case history is presented, indicating how an extension of life can be gained for existing 480-V motor starters by use of vacuum technology.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Chemical industry; Contactors; Contacts; Costs; Industry Applications Society; Manufacturing; Motor drives; Petroleum; Switches; Vacuum technology;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TIA.1987.4505035