The Silent Threat Behind Motor Failures

Most motor failures don’t start with a loud bang — they begin quietly. Long before a system shuts down, small issues are already at work: a minor voltage imbalance, a slow rise in operating temperature, or a brief phase loss.

Left unchecked, these subtle electrical disturbances can snowball into severe performance issues, equipment strain, and ultimately unplanned downtime. Every minute a motor is offline costs more than just repair time — it impacts productivity, scheduling, and profitability.

That’s where ATC Diversified Electronics comes in. For over five decades, we’ve designed and built reliable, scalable motor protection systems that catch problems early and keep your operations running smoothly. Our solutions range from basic voltage and phase monitoring to cloud-connected diagnostics powered by SENSERT® and Motor Director™ — giving maintenance teams complete visibility and control over their motor health.

Why It Matters

Even minor fluctuations can have major consequences. A 3.5% voltage imbalance can raise motor temperature by 25%, while a 10°C (50°F) increase above rated conditions can cut motor life in half.

These small inefficiencies quietly degrade components, waste energy, and increase long-term maintenance costs. Without proactive monitoring, what begins as an invisible imbalance can evolve into catastrophic failure.

Protecting your motors means protecting your productivity, energy efficiency, and uptime.

A Tiered Approach to Motor Protection

No two operations are alike. A fan motor on a secondary system doesn’t carry the same risk as a pump driving an entire production line. That’s why ATC Diversified offers a tiered protection model — allowing you to match the level of defense to each motor’s criticality.

• Minimum Protection:
  Foundational safeguards like over/under voltage and phase monitoring for smaller or non-critical equipment.

• Standard Protection:
  Configurable relays that provide dependable, day-to-day reliability across moderate-duty systems.

• Enhanced Protection:
  Intelligent diagnostics and threshold-based alerts for high-duty environments where uptime and process quality are essential.

• Premium Protection:
  Smart, connected systems featuring Motor Director™ and SENSERT®, delivering real-time data, predictive insights, and full visibility across your operations.

Each tier offers precision, flexibility, and long-term durability — ensuring the right balance between protection and performance.

Connected. Intelligent. Reliable.

Modern facilities demand more than reactive maintenance — they require data-driven reliability.

With SENSERT®, you can remotely monitor voltage, current, vibration, and temperature from anywhere, receiving real-time alerts when conditions deviate from normal parameters.

Paired with Motor Director™, ATC’s advanced analytics platform, you gain powerful trend data and predictive insights that help you identify early warning signs, optimize performance, and schedule maintenance before problems escalate.

Together, these technologies transform traditional motor management into predictive intelligence, giving your team total confidence in every motor that drives your process.

Download the Complete Motor Protection Workbook

Ready to take control of your motor reliability strategy?

📘 Download ATC Diversified’s Motor Protection Workbook to learn how to:

• Detect hidden electrical threats before failure occurs

• Align protection levels with operational risk

• Reduce downtime through predictive monitoring

• Integrate smart solutions like SENSERT® and Motor Director™

Gain the insights, tools, and strategies to protect what drives your process — and build a smarter, more resilient operation.