Europe doesn’t use split phase.
US split phase uses a local transformer to split a phase voltage in half. We don’t have such a complication. We use just the three phases that are transported all the way from the power plant.
The phases are 120⁰ apart. The voltages between the phases is 400V and the voltage from any phase to neutral is 230V (all voltages ± 10%).
380V is a decades old standard from the time when different European countries still had minor voltage differences
fullsquare@awful.systems 3 days ago
split phase is 2-phase system but everyone else uses 3-phase distribution. in reality americans also use 3-phase distribution, this is where 207v 3-phase comes from (it’s 120v phase to neutral)
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Ah I didn’t know about 2 phase systems. In my corner of Europe you’re on either 3 phases or 1 phase. 1 phase gets you 240V, 3 phases gets you 380V + ability to have different consumers on different phases to distribute the load if your house’s wired for that.
I’ve got a few outlets in my house that take this type of plug:
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Built in the 80s so grandpa got soviet plugs lol
OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 days ago
This is standard for US wiring – circuit breaker panels are designed to alternate which phase is fed to which circuit, with each circuit being the opposite phase from its neighbors.