Phil Allison wrote:

"Bob AZ"

( snip tedious drivel)

But in no case, with the information presented here, is there any
method or device utilized to give any additional phases. One or two or
more. The hot legs are simply the same phase, transformed as needed,
added within the transformer, with the resultant two hot legs, 180
degrees out of phase with each other.

** A really beautiful example of "double think" if I ever saw one.

Three phase distribution starts with a generator with 3 sets of
windings that is distributed as three phase and utuilzed as needed.

** And if it had only 2 windings instead of 3 ??

Two AC waves would be produced simultaneously, remaining always 180 degrees
apart in phase and be completely * indistinguishable * from any other means
of creating the same situation.


If the generator had two windings, they would be 90 degrees out of
phase. It makes zero sense to have them at 180 degrees, since the
windings would have to share the slots, reducing the availible current
by half.



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