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The process of asingle-phase ac voltage generated from hydro-power

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Power station alternators generate three-phase electricity as, for any given load, it is more economical in terms of the total volume of copper required by transmission lines, Transformers, etc. Single-phase supplies are normally produced by small, portable, alternators. The difference between the two is the way in which the machines' armatures are wound. For a three-phase machine, there are three separate windings, physically displaced from each other by 120 degrees, so three phase voltages are produced which are 120 electrical degrees apart. Single-phase machines, on the other hand, have just one armature winding, and produce just one voltage.

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