Utilisation categories for contactors and motor starters
















 Alternating current:   
                                                AC - 1         Non-inductive or slightly inductive
                                                         loads, resistance furnaces
                                   
                                    AC - 2         Slip-ring motors: starting, switch-off

                                    AC - 3         Squirrel-cage motors: stating, switch-off,
                                                        switch-off  during running

                                    AC - 4         Squirrel-cage motors: starting, plugging,
                                                        reversing, inching

                                    AC - 5A       Switching of electric discharge lamp controls

                                    AC - 5B       Switching of incandescent lamps

                                    AC - 6A       Switching of transformers

                                    AC - 6B       Switching of capacitor banks

                                    AC - 7A       Slightly inductive loads in household appliances and
                                                        similar applications

                                    AC - 7B       Motor load for household appliances

                                    AC - 8A       Switching of hermetically enclosed refrigerant
                                                         compressor motors with manual reset of
                                                         overload releases

                                    AC - 8B       Switching of hermetically enclosed refrigerant
                                                         compressor motors with automatic reset of
                                                         overload releases

                                    AC - 53A     Switching of squirrel-cage motor with
                                                         semi-conductor contactors


Utilization categories for contactors

Direct current:  
                                   DC-1                 Non-inductive or slightly inductive loads,
                                                             resistance furnaces.

                                   DC-3                 Shunt motors: starting, plugging, inching. Dynamic
                                                             breaking of d.c. motors.

                                   DC-5                 Series motors: starting, plugging, inching. Dynamic
                                                             breaking of d.c. motors.

                                   DC-6                 Switching of incandescent lamps


Utilization categories for contactor relays

Alternating current:  

AC-12                  Control of resistive loads and solid state loads
                                         with isolation by opto couplers.

                                    AC-13                  Control of solid state loads with transformer
                                                                 isolation.

                                    AC-14                  Control of small electromagnetic loads (≤ 72 VA).

                                    AC-15                  Control of electromagnetic loads (> 72 VA).

Direct current:       
      
                                                DC-12                   Control of resistive loads and solid state
                                                                  loads with isolation by opto couplers.

                                    DC-13                   Control of electromagnets.
                                    DC-14                   Control of electromagnetic loads having economy
                                                                  resistors in circuit.

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