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Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 17:13:20 -500
From: "Roger Garnett" <rwg@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Three phase electrons
On 10 Mar 97 at 11:28, Mark Miller wrote:
> >>From: Dunst, Mordecai[SMTP:mdunst@smtplink.coh.org]
> >>Can someone give me a simple clear explanation of 3phase electricity?
>
> It's easier with a graph but bear with me.
Well, I can even do that. Due to the nature and timing of the 3 sine waves, the
resultant power curve looks like this:
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That's right- flat, with no peaks. The highs & lows of all 3 phases cancel out
to make a nice, constant power output. The result? With the peaks of
single/dual phase, you get pulsing at the line frequency, which can be seen in
the final work. With 3 phase, it's smooth, like DC.
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