ADVANTAGES OF STAR DELTA STARTER:

a ) Star-Delta starters are widely used due to their relatively low price.
b ) There are no limits to the number of times they can be operated.
c ) The components require very little space.
d ) The starting current is reduced to approximately one-third.

DISADVANTAGES OF STAR DELTA STARTER:

a ) The starter can only be applied to motors where the six leads or terminals can be accessed.
b ) The supply voltage must be the same as the rated motor voltage for Delta connection.
c ) Because the starting current is reduced to approximately one-third of the rated current, the
starting torque is also reduced to one-third.
d ) If the motor does not reach at least 90% of its rated speed at the time of switching from Star
to Delta the current peak will be as high as in a D.O.L. start, thus causing harmful effects to the
contacts of the contactors and the connection system brings no advantage to the electrical
system.

The advantages/disadvantages of different types of motor starters like DOL, star/ delta,
korndorfer, primary resistance/reactance, shunt capacitance, slip ring, vfd, vsd, auto
transformer etc.

DOL (simple start up but reflect to high voltage drop, high starting current, low starting period
duration)less power saving.
star/delta decrease the starting current to 1/3 but required many relays for control change
between start connection then to delta.

Auto transformer used for MV application by connect less voltage on motor during start up
then change to nominal voltage on motor terminals after start up where reflect to decrease the
starting current and decrease the voltage drop but increase the starting duration (very
expensive where required 3 MVCB one for motor and one for primary of auto and one for
secondary of auto).

VSD or VFD used for application where its worked with inlet guide van or valve (variable load)
to make power saving.
Capacitor used to avoid the voltage drop during motor start up but may cause many problems
like resonance.