Phase Control

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Voltage balance is defined as the difference in magnitudes, in percent, of two output voltages that have equal nominal voltage magnitudes but opposite polarities. Voltage balance and phase control has become a leading issue when trying to solve your three phase power quality solutions.  A slight voltage imbalance can damage your equipment as it is running in full capacity. Three phase equipment and or machinery always require three lines that are completely energized. If the power is lost on anyone of those lines, your equipment will become unprotected and could result in overheating or complete equipment failure.  This is why voltage balance and phase control is so very important.

There are many reasons why voltage balance and phase control can cause power interruptions. They can be caused by electrical storms, power surges, lightning, or sometimes electrical issues that you have in your home or business. Sometimes, your home or business may be equipped with fuses, breakers, or overload devices to compensate interruptions in voltage balance and phase control.  This still may not be enough to resolve the power issues though.

In learning about voltage balance and phase control, the chart above gives you an idea of what to look for if your three phase equipment is overheating.  Three percent unbalanced voltage would actually equal 18% overheating, 5% would equal 50% and 7% would mean your equipment is overheating 98%. If your equipment exceeds a 5% unbalanced performance, the temperature can rise very quickly and will definitely cause major damage to your three phase equipment.  So as you can see, voltage balance and phase control is a very high issue when operating your equipment. Due to the huge impact of this subject, there are many manufacturers of devices that can monitor voltage balance and phase control to protect three phase equipment.

One of the best phase converters on the market today is the true three phase rotary converter.  The true three phase rotary converter is built with a three phase generator with power factor correction.  This should ensure that your three phase equipment is getting the voltage balance and phase control that it needs to run properly. ACE Phase Converter provides the best true three phase rotary phase converter on the market today.  The highly trained staff at ACE Phase Converter is there to answer all your questions regarding voltage balance and phase control as they are the experts in this field.