Sorry, I guess the blue color did not come through.
OH WELL ! Bill....WB6BNQ WB6BNQ wrote: > Will Matney wrote: > > snip > > As of now, the only 3 phase lines around here are close to the major > roads where business resides, but when you get into the residential > areas, it's only single phase on the poles. > > Best, > > Will > > Will, > > I am going to have to disagree with your statement above (in blue). In > residential areas the top three lines are 3 phase and, typically, 4 > KV. Yes, only single phase is routed to homes as 220 volts center > tapped via a transformer. AND, you will also see three (3) 220 volt > lines at a lower level on the poles feeding the houses grouped for that > transformer. Depending upon routing, there may be small runs that are > stringers from a transformer where only the 220 volt wires are run, but > only because there was no intent to continue the 4 KV bus in that > direction. > > The reason for the 3 phase is to balance the load to the substation. > That is the transformers are spread out along the path and connected > (single phase) alternately across different phases. > > At least that is how it is done out here on the West Coast ! I realize > there may be exceptions in really old areas of the country, > particularly along the East Coast. > > I am located in San Diego, CA area. What part of the country are you > in ? > > Bill....WB6BNQ > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.