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Can 400V motor run on 415V supply?

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Probably; it is a difference of less than 4%. And since the voltage is slightly too low, you won't burn the motor - having too high a voltage is more risky.

Answer for European Systems400 V is simply a nominal(named) line-to-line voltage which, in the UK, is allowed to vary between -6% and +10%. In other words, within 376 V and 440 V. So there will be absolutely no problem whatsoever operating a 415 V motor from a 400-V system.
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Yes, such a minor overvoltage isn't going to worry it at all.

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In the UK, the low-voltage three-phase system operates at 415/240 V. However, to fall in line with the European Union, the nominal (i.e. 'named') voltages are now 400/230 V. No actual changes have taken place, only the nominal or named values -in other words, this has been a 'paper exercise'. So, yes, a motor having a nominal 400-V rating will operate quite safely at 415 V.

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