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An American Rotary Phase Converter with a Transformer. A phase converter is a device that converts electric power provided as single phase to multiple phase or vice versa. The majority of phase converters are used to produce three-phase electric power from a single-phase source, thus allowing the operation of three-phase equipment at a site that only has single-phase electrical service.
Another example is the generation of higher-phase-order systems for large rectifier systems, to produce a smoother DC output and to reduce the harmonic currents in the supply. When three-phase is needed but only single-phase is readily available from the electricity supplier, a phase converter can be used to generate three-phase power from the ...
The first locomotive with a phase converter (only for demonstration purposes) The Kandó phase converter (1933) The "Kandó" locomotive, the first locomotive using a phase converter system. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were two main principles of electric railway traction current systems: DC system; 16⅔ Hz single phase system
Inductive and capacitive loads will cause current to either lag or lead the voltage. However, the relative phase angle between each pair of lines (1 to 2, 2 to 3, and 3 to 1) will still be −120°. A phasor diagram for a wye configuration, in which V ab represents a line voltage, and V an represents a phase voltage. Voltages are balanced as
In electrical engineering, power conversion is the process of converting electric energy from one form to another. A power converter is an electrical device for converting electrical energy between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC).
They may be labeled as H 1, H 2 (sometimes H 0 if it is internally designed to be grounded) and X 1, X2 and sometimes an X 3 tap may be present. Sometimes a second isolated winding (Y 1, Y 2, Y 3) (and third (Z 1, Z 2, Z 3) may also be available on the same voltage transformer. The primary may be connected phase to ground or phase to phase.
The output will usually be DC in the range 1.5–24 V. Power supplies that output either 100–120 V AC or 210–240 V AC are available; they are called inverters, due to the conversion from DC to AC rather than the voltage change. The output frequency and waveform of an inverter may not accurately replicate that supplied by mains electricity ...
Assuming the desired voltage is the same on the two and three phase sides, the Scott-T transformer connection (shown right) consists of a centre-tapped 1:1 ratio main transformer, T1, and a √ 3 /2(≈86.6%) ratio teaser transformer, T2. The centre-tapped side of T1 is connected between two of the phases on the three-phase side.