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Why 3 Phase Power? Why not 6 or 12?
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Oct 21, 2020
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Shivetya on
Why Does the U.S. Have Three Electrical Grids?
I always love this one explanation of why three phase and not some other number of phases, like six or twelve[0]Starting there is of course an infinite rabbit hole just on youtube to understanding power generation anywhere in the world and how it changed through history
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Oct 21, 2020
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dredmorbius on
Why Does the U.S. Have Three Electrical Grids?
Interesting explainer: Why 3 Phase Power? Why not 6 or 12?https://youtube.com/watch?v=HqZtptHnC2I
(Substation complexity.)
⬐ jhoechtlAnd reduced efficiency⬐ kozakI like the minimalistic explanation that it's because two phases are not enough and four phases are too many.