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In Europe 3-phase is the most common.
by swinglock 10y ago
In Europe 3-phase is the most common.
- baha_man 10y agoSource?
- bjelkeman-again 10y agohttp://electrical-engineering-portal.com/north-american-versus-european-distribution-systems http://electrical-engineering-portal.com/north-american-vers... > Most European transformers are three-phase and on the order of 300 to 1000 kVA, much larger than typical North American 25- or 50-kVA single-phase units.
- bonzini 10y agoThat's the network transformers. Homes usually get single-phase 230V, while larger users get three-phase 400V.
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoThat is absolutely not the case where I live (Austria). You get multiple phases into your home, at the very least to garage and kitchen.
- MrBuddyCasino 10y agoElectric stoves in Germany are usually hooked up to a special 3 phase wire in the kitchen, but thats the only exception in can think of, at least for apartments.
- bonzini 10y agoOh, here in Italy we have only 3 kW power to each apartment, so gas stoves are prevalent.
- krzyk 10y agoNope, most electrical cookers need 3-phase connection and those are used all around Europe.
- ldp01 10y agobjelkeman-again is referring to kVA- a unit of power rather than voltage. Systems which run a higher consumer voltage (e.g. 230V) will tend to use higher kVA transformers compared to the American system (~110V). I believe this is because it is feasible to run longer cables when using higher voltage (higher voltage -> lower current -> lower thermal losses per metre of cable), hence it is economical to use fewer, larger transformers in a higher voltage system vs. a lower voltage system.
- bjelkeman-again 10y agoSorry, my intent was to show three phase electricity to the home in most European countries.
- bonzini 10y agoAnd I was confused by living in one of the (apparently) few countries without three-phase electricity. However, even here the network transformers do get three-phase.
- UnbornSoul 10y agoNot in Belgium as far as I know. Here 3-phase is only installed when people use heavy duty equipment. The only people I know with 3-phase are joiners.
- Tharkun 10y agoI'm not sure about that. Many old electric cookers required a 3-phase hookup. Newer ones don't seem to, so perhaps it's on its way out.
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoThat sounds very unlikely. I would love a source for that. How do you hook up a cooker then without combining two phases?
- KaiserPro 10y agowe have 220 volts in europe, we don't need to combine phases to get decent wattage with out having to install bus-bars
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoI am from Europe and here (Austria) you definitely need to hook it up with two phases and we get 230V at a 16A breaker.
- algesten 10y agoOne phase is the standard in UK and Spain too. You don't get the same amount of Watts outs of a hob wired with one phase, and most hobs seem to be possible to wire either way. I'm trying to google a diagram, but I only find a bunch of forum posts that explain. For Neff stuff (the one we have), the connectors are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. 1-2-3 would be separate phases in a 3-phase home and joined together for a single phase. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/neff-hob-t1-k40x2-wiring-q.431851/ https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/neff-hob-t1-k40x2-wiring-...
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