Motor Protection – Compact Solutions with Monitoring & Logging

Motor Protection – Compact Solutions with Monitoring & Logging

A motor protection relay is designed to help protect motors from overloads, jams, phase loss or unbalance, heat, heavy start-ups or excessive operational cycles. Feeder protection relays help protect circuits from overcurrent, ground faults, phase loss, overload and other detrimental conditions.


Introducing the MPU-32 Motor Protection Unit & MPU-CIM Module


The Littelfuse MPU-32 Motor Protection Unit is the ultimate solution for protecting your three-phase, low-voltage, medium-sized induction motors. The MPU-32 offers phase current, earth leakage, temperature-based protection, metering and data-logging all in one. Programming is simple using the front-panel operator interface, or optional communication protocols.

Don't let obsolete relays put your assets at risk – the optional PMA Family of Panel Mount Adapter Kits can also make the MPU-32 the ideal retrofit solution for aging equipment.





Features & Benefits


OverloadExtends motor life and prevents insulation failures and fires.
Dynamic thermal modelProvides protection through starting, running and cooling cycles.
CommunicationsRemotely view measured values and event records, reset trips and access setpoints.
Ground faultPrevents catastrophic failures and fires.
Current unbalance/Phase loss/Phase reverse (current)Prevents overheating due to unbalanced phases.
RTD temperatureRTD temperature protection (MPS-RTD module) for high-ambient or loss-of-ventilation protection.
Phase loss/Phase reverse (current)Detects unhealthy supply conditions.
OvercurrentPrevents catastrophic failures and fires and extends motor life.
JamPrevents motor damage by detecting mechanical jams or  excessive loading.
UndercurrentDetects low level or no-load conditions.
PTC overtemperatureOvertemperature (PTC) protection for high-ambient or loss-of-ventilation detection.
Starts per hourLimits the motor starts per hour to prevent overheating.
DifferentialOptional MPS-DIF module for sensitive winding-fault protection.


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Why Fuseco?


FUSECO are the leading experts in Protection Relays across Australia. We can be active participants in those crucial early concept phase discussions regarding the various solutions available, or for the most practical retrofit solutions for existing infrastructure. There are many techniques which can be utilised and there is room for all of those methods when applied correctly.

Please contact the team at FUSECO for further information and completive pricing for all your Protection Relay requirements.


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Top FAQs

A protection relay is a device that receives inputs typically from current transformers CT’s (but can be other sources) and then compares these inputs to set levels. If these inputs exceed the set levels a protection relay can then provide that information via display or indication, feed that information to other electronic control devices or it can be connected to a circuit breaker to isolate power.

Yes, currently Fuseco can offer both earth leakage and NER relays that are compliant to AS2081:2011. The relay manufacturer (Littelfuse) is also currently in the final stages of development for an AS2081:2011 compliant continuity relay that we expect to release in the near term.

An arc fault is a type of electrical fault that results from the breakdown of an insulating medium between two conductors where the energy is enough to sustain an arc across the insulator (often air) and can cause extreme amounts of light (arc flash), immense heat upwards of 19,000 degrees, and a resulting explosive pressure wave (arc blast). By using a relay that has optical sensors we can detect the flash of light the emanates from an Arc Flash and within 1 msec send a signal to a breaker to interrupt power. Because of the immense energy being released by an Arc Flash reaction time is critical. It can be seen on the graph that with a relay reaction time of only 1 msec (+ circuit breaker reaction time) we can interrupt power before the Arc Flash can result in critical damage.

An arc-flash happens when electric current flows through an air gap between conductors. There are several ways this can happen but the most common occurrence is when conductor insulation is worn or broken down.

The most important aspects of arc-flash relays are:


  • reaction time
  • trip reliability
  • ease of installation
  • sensor flexibility
  • software
  • sensor design
  • avoidance of nuisance tripping
  • scalability


To gain a deeper understanding of which features to consider when selecting an arc-flash relay please refer to the downloadable application guides.

Arc-flash relays are a necessary component in an electrical cabinet because they reduce the amount of incident energy in the system. While an arc-flash relay cannot prevent an arc flash from happening, it will protect critical assets and workers’ safety by reducing the severity of the flash. An arc-flash relay is an integral part of an arc-flash protection scheme that can minimize damage, and save money, time, and lives.

Three phase power systems are most often solidly earthed, however by using a Neutral Earthing Resistor (NER) a power system can be resistance earthed. This is done so that if an earth fault were to occur the amount of fault current will be limited by the NER resistance. One potential problem with a resistance earthed system is; what happens if the NER goes open circuit due to damage? If this were to happen the power system has now changed from a resistance earthed system to a system with no earth reference (floating). Now the NER is no longer restricting the amount of fault current and other devices that rely on an earth reference in order to operate, cannot do so. By using a NER monitoring relay the resistance and integrity of a NER can be continually monitored to detect for any variance in the NER resistance or integrity.

An earth fault can occur as a result of inadvertent contact between and energized conductor and earth or equipment frame. There can also be earth leakage from a system without “inadvertent contact”. This type of fault can be called capacitive earth leakage and it is caused by a capacitive effect between a high power conductor and earth. Small amount of earth leakage current can occur as a result of this capacitive effect. Whether it is smaller amounts current from capacitive earth leakage or larger amounts of current from direct inadvertent contact an earth leakage relay can detect this fault current. In all electrical circuits, current returns to its source. An earth fault relay can use a zero sequence CT to monitor phase current to ensure that all current coming from the source returns on those same conductors or it can monitor current in the connection between transformer neutral and earth. By either method the earth leakage relay detect any lost current to earth.

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PGS Silver, Queensland

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Newcrest WA

The Littelfuse SE-701 & the CT's are functioning well. Thanks guys, really appreciate your help. Good to work with people you can rely on.

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Alpha Coal, Queensland

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