Re: 3 phase 240v

["BillDube@killacycle.com" <BillDube@killacycle.com>]

At 03:27 PM 6/28/02, you wrote:
> > > Addressing the theory behind obtaining 120/240 from a three-phase source
> > > such as a generator:
> > >
> > > Connecting between any two "Hot" phases will give the equivalent of 240
> > > single phase power.
>
>Hmm, I don't think so. THe voltage meter shows may be 120VAC, but
>look at the waveform. It is the same as summing up two sine waves
>shifted 120' (third one removed). The shape is "squareish" and is not
>the same as *single* phase 240V tapped in the middle (two 120V
>180' apart) i.e. far from being sine.


         It's going to be a sine wave.

         Also, with three phase, the line voltage (phase-to-phase) is going 
to be 208 volts, not 240 volts, if the phase voltage (phase-to-neutral) is 
120 volts.

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