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Can I run 480 volt , 60 HZ motor at a 380 volt , 60 Hz system?

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In a three phase four wire wye system having 277V for lighting the three phase motors operate on what voltage?

480 Volt


How do you get a 220 volt single phase from 380 volt 3phase synchrounos generator?

220 volt single phase from 480 volt 3 phase that one wire taken one phase and second wire connected in earth point. we get 220 v The above answer is incorrect, one phase from a three phase 480 volt system will give you 277 volts to ground. You must use a transformer to get the voltage you need.


How can you hook a 230v 3 phase lathe to 480v 3 phase incoming power?

Inspect all motor labels and see if they are dual voltage motors. If they are, they should have a label on them telling you how to convert the motors for 480 volt. This is a relative simple task. Converting to 480 volts will lower the motor current to half of the 230 volt rating, so you will have to change the overload heaters in the individual motor starters. You need to do this to protect the motors in case of overloading. Last the control transformer will need to be reconnected for 480 volt.


Should 2 legs of 480 volt 3 phase each have 480 volts?

Across a 480 volt three phase system, 480 volts should appear across L1 and L2, L2 and L3 and L3 and L1.


What is a difference between hv motor and lv motor?

the motor having voltage rating above 480 volt is hv motors and motor having rating below 480 volt is lv motors. generally motor above 185 kw is hv or mv motor and motor below 185 kw is lv motor.


Can a 240 volt switch be used on a 480 volt system?

No. Not safe to do so. The distances between contacts may not be sufficient.


Does a 480 volt panel have a neutral bus?

Usually yes. A typical 480 volt panel is a 3 phase panel with 480 volts line-to-line and 277 volts line-to-neutral. However, I did once see a panel that was 480 volts, 3 phase, but because it served only motors it did not have a neutral. (a 3 phase motor doesn't use a neutral.) Similarly, if a panel uses only 2 legs of a 3 phase 480 volt system, which would be called single phase, it would not require a neutral if it only feeds 480 volt single phase loads. But I find the idea of no neutral to be extremely unusual and in my one personal experience, I blamed it on the age of the system. In 16 years of commercial and industrial construction I have never installed a 3 phase panel without a neutral and all my work is designed by engineers.


What is the benefits of using 277 volt electrical equipment?

with 3 phase lighting you do not have to use as large of wire and can use one neutral for every 3 current carrying conductors so it cut down on material costs ( as voltage increases current decreases) <<>> The voltage 277 is the star-point voltage of a 480 volt three phase system. By using a 480 volt wye system you have the dual ability of running 480 volt three phase equipment along with 277 volt lighting. The side advantage is the ability of using the phase voltage to ground (neutral) 480 / 1.73 = 277 volts for general lighting of the building the 480 volt equipment is located in.


How do you explain the difference in 440V 460V and 480V?

In the United States, 480 Volts (AC) is a nominal system voltage before it is distributed to the device being powered. Line losses (measured in volts) occur throughout the distribution system due to current passing through wires and devices which have a resistance. Manufacturers of end use devices, such as motors, take this into account and list their devices as 460 volt devices. So, what this means is that you will see transformers and circuit breakers with nameplates at 480 Volts (AC), and motor nameplates at 460 Volts (AC). Older 3-phase motors may actually have nameplates for 440 Volts, but all new motors in this voltage range would be listed as 460 Volt motors.


Wiring diagram to convert a 3 phase 480 volt generator to 277 volt?

You should not need a wiring diagram. If the generator has a star point (wye) connection then the phase voltage to ground (star point) is 277 volts. 480/1.73 = 277.


Can 480 volt electric be run in emt conduit?

Yes 480 volt electric wiring can be run in emt conduit.


A 480-volt circuit has an impedace of 60 ohms what is the current?

480 volts and 60ohm impedence current = volt/impedence current=480/60 current=8ampeares