TWO STATION MOTOR CONTROL

Most often a motor is controlled from two locations as shown in figure below. The stations are station 1 and station 2. The motor M can be started and stopped from the push buttons located in the circuits of the “Two Station Motor Control” is shown in figures below.

(A) Control circuit of the two Station Motor Control

(B) Power circuit of the Two Station Motor Control

Control Operation

The start and stop operation of the “Two Station Motor Control” is the same as the start and stop operation of the “Across The Line Magnetic Starter” except the two stop and two start push button are used in the two station motor. The two stop push button are connected in series while the two start push button are connected in parallel.

Pressing any one of the two start push button will complete the current flow L1, O.L. (95-96), stop push button station 1. Stop push button station 2, contacts (3-4) of either any one of the start push buttons at station 1 or 2, contactor C to line L2. This will energize contactor C and cause the motor M to run. Pressing the stop push button either at station 1 or station 2 will de-energized contactor C and will cause the motor M to stop.