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Article #255Re: Two phases to house - loss of neutral
From: Sylvia Else
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:31
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:31
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F Murtz wrote: > Sylvia Else wrote: >> PeterD wrote: >>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:33:40 +1100, Sylvia Else >>> <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote: >>> >>>> terryc wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:12:24 +1100, Phil Allison wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> Would the two utility meters correctly reflect the energy I >>>>>>>> consumed? >>>>>>> **Briefly, yes. >>>>>> ** Indefinitely, actually. >>>>> Yep, that is how 415VAC is obtained. >>>> But is it how it's metered? >>>> >>>> I haven't gone through the math, and I'd overlooked the fact that >>>> each meter sees a power factor of less than one, so I can't say now >>>> whether I think the meters would read correctly. But if there's a way >>>> of looking at the problem that makes the answer obvious, I've yet to >>>> see it. >>>> >>>> Sylvia. >>> >>> >>> Do it the old fashioned way: make a test! Can't be that difficult, can >>> it? >> >> Of course not. I'll just get out the 415VAC resistive load I happen to >> have lying around, and see what registers. >> >> Sylvia. > Two large lamps in series. > I don't have any. I'd have to buy them. Anyway, all a test would do is show that the answer is probably correct. It wouldn't make it any more obvious. Sylvia.
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