Three phase does not provide any more or less protection against lightning. I have three phase power to my house...lucky me...live in a 60 year old house. I, and one other guy on my block who still has three phase power, both lost our AC compressors in a lightning storm on the same night two summers ago. Everyone on single phase...no problem. Three phase does have some advantages especially with efficiency with high current devices like compressors and such, but it does not provide inherent protection against power surges like lightning strikes.
Cameron > 3 phase metering (as in how much you pay the utility )is done different > than single phase, I would check with your utility, also check your > initial costs of 3 phase equipment - meter base and entrance panel. How > I understand the billing in our area is, 3 phase meter has a needle that > is moved to the max use and you are billed that amount whether the elec > is on or off. Just check, it may not be important but then again. > > Frank > > On 8/12/2010 8:31 PM, Robert West wrote: >> >> Putting together a new NOC. The new NOC is in an older warehouse and >> we ripped out ALL the crazy wiring and the multiple electrical >> panels. Total gut job. Installed a single phase electrical panel for >> the retail and service area in the front but we have three phase >> coming into the building. Electrician uncle Dude, 80+ years, tells me >> that three phase protects against power surges since it adds another >> transformer. >> >> My question is, would installing a three phase panel for the NOC be a >> proactive thing? Advantageous against the great lightning and idiotic >> power company Godz? (GODZ Rock And Roll Machine) >> >> Old location was all three phase and we never had one lick of >> trouble Not one. Would this be the reason or would it be just a >> stroke of luck, one that didn't involve the lottery.... Figures. >> >> Bob- >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
