By Chuck Yung
EASA Senior Technical Support Specialist
There are several methods to operating a three-phase motor using single-phase power to make what would be an otherwise expensive and arduous process a little easier.
So, you told a neighbor you work with electrical equipment and now he thinks you can solve his problem because he or she bought a three-phase motor that can't run on single-phase power. Being asked to convert this motor already sounds like more trouble than it's worth. That's not quite true though. There are some methods to make the process easier.
These methods include:
- The phantom leg method
- Rotary phase converter method
- Variable frequency drive method
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