Yes, the minimum is three wires, usually used when the three phases are in balance, with equal currents in all three lines.
In conditions when the three phases might be unbalanced, a neutral wire is added, which makes it a 3-phase 4-wire system, and the current in the neutral depends on how out-of-balance the currents in the three lines are.
A transformer requires a 75-kVA minimum load in order to be set.
If the load is connected in wye (star) and it has a neutral, then the vectorial-difference of the phase currents will flow in the neutral and there will be no problem. On the other hand, if there is no neutral, then an unbalanced load would cause unbalanced phase voltages.
A 7.5 kW three phase load will be balanced by the manufacturer. When connected to a three phase source the line current on each phase will be equal.
For a given load, a three-phase system requires around 75% of the volume of copper required by a corresponding single-phase system and, so, is more economical. A three-phase supply also delivers power more or less continuously, whereas a single-phase supply delivers power in pulses. Finally, three-phase motors are self-starting and physically smaller than single-phase machines of the same power rating.
* 3 phase motors * resistance heaters
No, a single phase kWh meter is designed to measure the energy consumption of single phase loads only. To measure the energy consumption of a three phase load, you would need a three phase kWh meter specifically designed for that purpose. Using a single phase meter for a three phase load would not provide accurate energy consumption readings.
A transformer requires a 75-kVA minimum load in order to be set.
torque load, generation load, power correction load
In a three-phase system, the total load is the sum of the currents in each of the three phases. This is due to the balanced nature of three-phase systems, where the currents in each phase are equal in magnitude but shifted by 120 degrees. The full load of X Amps is the total current drawn by the load across all three phases.
If the load is single phase and the load requires 460 volts to operate, then two conductors will be needed and they will connect to a two pole breaker. If the load is three phase and the load requires 460 volts to operate, then three conductors will be needed and they will connected to a three pole breaker. The sizing of the wires will depend upon the current that is drawn by the loads.
If the load is connected in wye (star) and it has a neutral, then the vectorial-difference of the phase currents will flow in the neutral and there will be no problem. On the other hand, if there is no neutral, then an unbalanced load would cause unbalanced phase voltages.
'Line conductors' are the three 'hot' conductors (A-B-C) that connect a three-phase supply to a three-phase load. In some cases, a pair of line conductors (e.g. A-B, B-C, or C-A) is used to supply a single-phase load. A 'line fault' can be a short-circuit fault between all three, or any two, of these line conductors -whether they supply a three-phase load or a single-phase load.
The primary advantage is that, for a given load, a three-phase system requires less copper for tranmission/distribution than an equivalent single-phase system would require. Other advantages include the fact that three-phase machines are smaller than single-phase machines of similar rating.
A balanced three phase system is where the currents into the loads placed on all three phases of the service are reasonably close to each other in amperage.Another opinionA 'balanced' three-phase system describes a three-phase load in which each phase current is identical in both magnitude and phase. If the phase currents are only 'reasonably close', then the load is not balanced.
A 7.5 kW three phase load will be balanced by the manufacturer. When connected to a three phase source the line current on each phase will be equal.
If you mean can you splice in a second circuit from the load side of a three phase disconnect then the answer is no.
A balanced three phase load is where the current flowing in all three phases of the load are reasonably close to each other.Another answerWhen the voltage and measured current draw do not deviate by more than 2 percent under load.AnswerA balanced three-phase load is one in which each of the three loads is identical in all respects (magnitude and phase). Further to the first answer, the three line currents must not all be 'reasonably close', they must be identical -i.e. the same value and phase relationship.