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3 phase supply size

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  1. James sparks
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    James sparks Active EF Member

    Hi all,

    I need to put in a 3 phase supply for a piece of equipment in a commercial unit. They've sent the spec sheet for the item over and all it says is

    Current type (Ph/V/Hz): 3/420/50
    Power rating (kW): 7.8


    I just want to clarify if it's 7.8kW per phase or 7.8kW total over all 3 phases.

    Thanks!!
     
    James sparks, Apr 13, 2014
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  3. uksparks
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    uksparks Electrician's Arms

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    I would imagine it's in total not per phase.
     
    uksparks, Apr 13, 2014
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  4. darkwood
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    darkwood Who's changing my Avatar? Staff Member Trusted Advisor

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    usually if you use a kw rating in the same spec as 3ph its per phase ...
     
    darkwood, Apr 13, 2014
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  5. uksparks
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    uksparks Electrician's Arms

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    I suppose the best thing would be to get more data from the device
     
    uksparks, Apr 13, 2014
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  7. micknew
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    micknew Electrician's Arms

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    I agree with you.
    If not it should have said 'per phase.
     
    micknew, Apr 13, 2014
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  8. James sparks
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    James sparks Active EF Member

    [TABLE="width: 100%"]
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    [TD]Current type Ph/V/Hz[/TD]
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    [TD="class: tecdataval"]500[/TD]
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    [TD="class: tecdataval"]155[/TD]
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    [TD="class: tecdataval"]7.8[/TD]
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    [TD]Consumption fuel oil (kg/h)[/TD]
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    [TD="class: tecdataval"]6.4[/TD]
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    [TD="class: tecdataval"]25[/TD]
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    [TD]Weight (kg)[/TD]
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    [TD="class: tecdataval"]1330[/TD]
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    [TD="class: tecdataval"]20[/TD]
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    James sparks, Apr 13, 2014
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  9. micknew
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    micknew Electrician's Arms

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    That is telling you that the total load of the machine is 7.8KW.
     
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    micknew, Apr 13, 2014
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  10. uksparks
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    uksparks Electrician's Arms

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    So it's 7.8kW split across phases, so not much then, what is it you say? A pump?
     
    uksparks, Apr 13, 2014
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  11. darkwood
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    its per phase 7.8kw per phase otherwise it would have stated single
     
    darkwood, Apr 13, 2014
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  12. micknew
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    micknew Electrician's Arms

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    No it wouldn't.
     
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  13. darkwood
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    darkwood Who's changing my Avatar? Staff Member Trusted Advisor

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    If you have a spec asking fot 3ph and a Kw rating its Kw per phase .. . no disrespect to other posters but your guessing and not experienced in 3ph so express this in your post or you may mislead the OP ... I assume a 3ph device is part of the setup like a motor; motors are specd per phase not devided by 3..
     
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  14. NickD
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    I would ask the question of the supplier/manufacturer/whoever. Assumption is the mother of all cock ups.
     
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    NickD, Apr 13, 2014
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  15. micknew
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    micknew Electrician's Arms

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    You are wrong and most of my work is industrial 3 phase.
     
    micknew, Apr 13, 2014
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  16. darkwood
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    darkwood Who's changing my Avatar? Staff Member Trusted Advisor

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    If you request a supply from DNO in Kw then its per phase.
    If you get a motor and it says 4kw 400v then its per phase.
    If you have a machine that asks for a 3ph supply 10kw then thats per phase.


    25yrs of industrial intalls design and machine panel building plus several requests to DNO for supplies or upgrades im sure im not wrong....

    Only exception is the occasional machine usually from china and 2nd hand that does go over 3ph and checking the wiring plan or load characteristics can usually identify this but other than that ill say your wrong.

    Its always good to cross check these values Ive seen architects mess up if a reading is in KVA on a machine or supply then its likely to be a total demand across the phases as dave points out below but the OP spec'd a Kw value.
     
    Last edited: Apr 14, 2014
    darkwood, Apr 14, 2014
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  17. davesparks
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    Consider a 32A three phase mcb, that's 32A per phase. Same goes for KW rating.

    Only fly in the ointment I can think of is from UKPN's paperwork where a 100A 3ph supply is described as being a 69KVA 3ph supply.
     
    davesparks, Apr 14, 2014
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