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  2. Single-phase electric power - Wikipedia

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    One supply phase (phase-to-neutral) from the utility is converted to split-phase for the customers. In electrical engineering, single-phase electric power (abbreviated 1φ) is the distribution of alternating current electric power using a system in which all the voltages of the supply vary in unison. Single-phase distribution is used when loads ...

  3. Split-phase electric power - Wikipedia

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    However, 130/225 V, three-wire, two-phase electric power discontinued systems called B1 are used to run old installations in small groups of houses when only two of the three-phase high-voltage conductors are used. The phase shift in Europe is 120°, as is the case with three-phase current. That is why we calculate 130 V × √ 3 = 225 V.

  4. Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering - Wikipedia

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    phase converter Electrical apparatus that converts power from a system of phases to another system, for example, converting single-phase power to three-phase. phase-fired controllers An AC power controller that adjusts the effective value of output by switching on at a variable time phase in the AC cycle. phase locked loop

  5. Alternating current - Wikipedia

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    The usual waveform of alternating current in most electric power circuits is a sine wave, whose positive half-period corresponds with positive direction of the current and vice versa (the full period is called a cycle). "Alternating current" most commonly refers to power distribution, but a wide range of other applications are technically ...

  6. Electric power distribution - Wikipedia

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    In Europe, electricity is normally distributed for industry and domestic use by the three-phase, four wire system. This gives a phase-to-phase voltage of 400 volts wye service and a single-phase voltage of 230 volts between any one phase and neutral. In the UK a typical urban or suburban low-voltage substation would normally be rated between ...

  7. Phase - Wikipedia

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    Phase problem, the loss of information (the phase) from a physical measurement; Phase factor, a complex scalar used in quantum mechanics; In continuous Fourier transform, the angle of a complex coefficient representing the phase of one sinusoidal component; The argument or angle of complex numbers is sometimes called the phase

  8. Electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    A DC link therefore stabilizes the AC grid at either end, since power flow and phase angle can then be controlled independently. As an example, to adjust the flow of AC power on a hypothetical line between Seattle and Boston would require adjustment of the relative phase of the two regional electrical grids. This is an everyday occurrence in AC ...

  9. Single-phase generator - Wikipedia

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    Single-phase generator (also known as single-phase alternator) is an alternating current electrical generator that produces a single, continuously alternating voltage. Single-phase generators can be used to generate power in single-phase electric power systems.