Sioux County, NWIA | Farms With CASE - 6/27/2026 19:29
Without looking at specs i think there will be two 10 horse motors, and two 7.5 horse, and a 5 horse. Then the dryer totals 30 horsepower. So 70 horse total there which I thought meant a 2x factor for phase converter or 150 horse. I'll reach out again to electricians as the conversations were very brief. I'm sure one of them will have a plan. I was just brainstorming with limited knowledge which can be a dangerous thing to do.
The 2X factor is a basic starting point when a rotary phase convertor needs to start a single motor, and even that situation is not chiseled in stone as it depends on the load the motor has while starting etc. Since you have multiple motors I doubt you will need anything close to 2X. Explain your situation to a main stream RPC company and they should steer you in the right direction.
As an example, my shop has a Ronk RPC to power my 3 phase equipment. The RPC is rated to start 5 hp and run 10 hp, but it will start an 8 hp main motor and run that motor plus a smaller feed motor no problem. Now if the RPCÂ was to start a motor on say a charged air compressor or a full grain auger I doubt my numbers would work. |
Powering a grain facility upgrade
