Motor soft starter H914.52.20

The EDPS soft starter can be used to replace conventional starter contactors in diesel locomotives. The basic principle of the soft starter EDPS is the combination of a power contactor with power semiconductors to achieve wear-free switching of direct currents at high battery voltages. The power semiconductor can also limit the current in the starting phase using a PWM controller. Limiting the current increases the battery life The battery voltage drop during the starting process is significantly reduced A battery of smaller dimensions can be used No sparking at the contactor due to "cold switching" The soft start protects the starter and the starter pinion A monitoring function counts the number of starts and failed starts that have electrical causes.