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    Centrifugal pumps are driven by electric motors and are unlikely to fail unless there is a bearing failure or disaster. The motor is more likely to trip due to overheating of the windings from a short circuit. Centrifugal pumps properly installed and maintained can run trouble-free for years without issues. To prevent overloading, pumps must be started carefully by opening or closing discharge valves depending on the pump type, and operated within design parameters to avoid high currents tripping the motor.

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    Pump Motor Trip

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    Centrifugal pumps are driven by electric motors and are unlikely to fail unless there is a bearing failure or disaster. The motor is more likely to trip due to overheating of the windings from a short circuit. Centrifugal pumps properly installed and maintained can run trouble-free for years without issues. To prevent overloading, pumps must be started carefully by opening or closing discharge valves depending on the pump type, and operated within design parameters to avoid high currents tripping the motor.

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    Centrifugal pumps are driven by electric motors and are unlikely to fail unless there is a bearing failure or disaster. The motor is more likely to trip due to overheating of the windings from a short circuit. Centrifugal pumps properly installed and maintained can run trouble-free for years without issues. To prevent overloading, pumps must be started carefully by opening or closing discharge valves depending on the pump type, and operated within design parameters to avoid high currents tripping the motor.

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    Centrifugal pumps are driven by electric motors and are unlikely to fail unless there is a bearing failure or disaster. The motor is more likely to trip due to overheating of the windings from a short circuit. Centrifugal pumps properly installed and maintained can run trouble-free for years without issues. To prevent overloading, pumps must be started carefully by opening or closing discharge valves depending on the pump type, and operated within design parameters to avoid high currents tripping the motor.

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    The key takeaways are that centrifugal pumps are reliable if properly installed and maintained, and their operation and causes of failure are discussed.

    Some causes of centrifugal pump overloading include speed being too high, higher liquid viscosity, an oversized impeller, incorrect system head, misalignment, wear, and damaged bearings.

    Problems that can occur when operating to the right of the BEP include cavitation, shaft deflection, increased stress on mechanical seals and bearings, decreased efficiency, and increased power consumption.

     Centrifugal pump is a purely mechanical equipment it is driven by a motor

    usually >99% by electrical motor typically an Induction motor.


     If any thing that trips is the electrical equipment almost never the centrifugal
    pump unless there is a bearing failure or pump is stopped by some disasterous
    happening. Even a complete stopping of the induction motor has n effect as
    induction motors are sturdy equipments.
     The cause for tripping is short circuit or over heating of the winding and the
    fusible plug placed to protect large motors windings melting.
     In reality a centrifugal pump properly mounted and coupled and maintained
    proper servicing and lubrication never fail and they do run for years trouble free
    24/7 throughout the year without giving any cause for worry
     Following precautions need to be taken while installing.
    o Proper vibration pads, good grouting.
    o Proper selection of coupling and proper alignment of prime mover and
    pump.
    o Selection of relays to protect the motor from over voltage, earth leak
    relay, fusible plug.
    o Selection of proper class of motor usually in industrial applications TEFC
    motor may be sufficient. But in certain class of application class of motor
    insulation such F, A, B, H classes are used. In explosive atmospheres you may even
    go for fireproof motors.
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    Centrifugal pumps are said to be overloaded when the driving motor draws excess
    current resulting in excess then normal power consumption. This overloading of
    the pumps can be caused by various reasons as discussed in one of the following
    sections.

    Centrifugal pumps that are driven by AC induction motors should be started with
    minimum load on them so as to limit the starting current. Care has to be taken and
    certain procedures have to be followed while starting specific types of pumps to
    avoid high current being drawn by the motor at pump start-up. Therefore, it is
    recommended that radial impeller pumps be started with discharge valves closed
    whereas propeller pumps are started with discharge valves fully open. Centrifugal
    pumps with radial impellers, consume more power with an increase in flow rate.
    Thus, when the system resistance to the pump drops, more and more liquid is
    pumped resulting in increased power consumption. In such cases there is a
    tendency for the motor to trip on account of motor overload as shown in the
    following curve figure-1.

    Centrifugal Pump operation to the right of


    (Best Efficiency Point) BEP
    Centrifugal pump operation to the right of the BEP has different set of problems as
    cavitation may occur, shaft may undergo deflection, mechanical seals and bearing
    can be stressed. This can cause a drop in pump efficiency and an increase in power
    consumption by pumps, which may cause the motor to trip.

    The characteristic curves of the lower specific speed pumps indicate that such
    pumps have overloading features. Centrifugal pumps having low to
    medium specific speeds have P–Q curves which rise upward (curves 1 and 2 in
    figure-1). For higher specific speeds, the P–Q curves maybe approximately flat and
    horizontal. In case of propeller (axial flow) pumps, which have very high specific
    speeds, the power for the pump falls as the flow rate increases (curves 4 and 5 in
    figure-1).

    This implies that for low specific speed pumps, the power requirement of the
    pumps keeps on increasing which ultimately leads to tripping and overloading of
    the motor.
    Causes of Centrifugal pump overloading
    Centrifugal pump may draw high ampere due to the following reasons

    1. Speed too high

    2. Process liquid of higher viscosity.

    3. Oversized impeller installed

    4. Total head of system either higher or lower than anticipated

    5. Misalignment between pump and driver

    6. Rotating parts in contact with stationary parts

    7. Worn or damaged bearings


    8. Mechanical seal exerts excessive pressure on seat

    9. Bent shaft

    10. Pump operating too far out on head-capacity curve

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