A split-phase or single-phase three-wire system is a type of single-phase electric power distribution. It is the alternating current (AC) equivalent of...
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electrical engineering, single-phase electric power (abbreviated 1φ) is the distribution of alternating current electric power using a system in which all...
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Three-phase electric power (abbreviated 3ϕ) is a common type of alternating current (AC) used in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution...
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Two-phase electrical power was an early 20th-century polyphase alternating current electric power distribution system. Two circuits were used, with voltage...
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Electric power distribution is the final stage in the delivery of electricity. Electricity is carried from the transmission system to individual consumers...
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Specialized power systems that do not always rely upon three-phase AC power are found in aircraft, electric rail systems, ocean liners, submarines, and automobiles...
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Mains electricity (redirect from Mains, electric power)
power, grid power, domestic power, and wall power, or, in some parts of Canada, hydro, is a general-purpose alternating-current (AC) electric power supply...
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AC motor (redirect from Single phase motor)
supplies power to the grid, the disc rotates backwards unless prevented by a ratchet, thus making net metering possible.) In a split-phase watthour meter...
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Polyphase system (redirect from Phase (electric))
three-phase voltage, with a phase angle of 120° (or 2π/3 radians). Polyphase systems are particularly useful for transmitting power to electric motors...
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High-leg delta (category Three-phase AC power)
for three-phase electric power installations. It is used when both single and three-phase power is desired to be supplied from a three phase transformer...
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