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From: mzenier@polari.UUCP (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: 1 phase to 3 phase conversion
Message-ID: <3613@polari.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 91 19:18:40 GMT
References: <1991Mar28.191005.1653@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
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In article <1991Mar28.191005.1653@rodan.acs.syr.edu> mamiller@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Mark A. Miller) writes:
>Also, could
>someone tell me WHY it would be preferable to run a machine on
>3 phase power?  I can't really think of a good reason, but there
>MUST be one, right?  

The three phases add up so power is constant over a cycle, while with 
single phase, the power pulses at 2 * frequency.  

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.uucp  mzenier@polari.uucp