NEMA Design B motor

means a squirrel‐cage motor that:

(1) is designed to withstand full‐voltage starting;

(2) develops locked‐rotor, breakdown, and pull‐up torques adequate for general application as specified in sections 12.38, 12.39 and 12.40 of NEMA MG1 – 2009;

(3) draws locked‐rotor current not to exceed the values shown in section 12.35.1 for 60 hertz and 12.35.2 for 50 hertz of NEMA MG1‐2009; and

(4) has a slip at rated load of less than 5 percent for motors with fewer than 10 poles.