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- Jan 1, 1970
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You can have 2 phases at 90 degrees. Or you can have 2 phases at 120 degrees.
Or you can have 2 phases at 109.70519 degrees. Or you can have 2 phases at
180 degrees. It's still 2 vector angles relative to the reference point,
which is generally the grounded conductor. Trying to avoid referring to two
phases as two phases just because their angle happens to be 180 degrees is
just stubbornheadedness. If you need to specifically say what the angles are
because the angles matter, then say it. But there's really no reason we can't
refer to the type of power system supplying most homes in the USA as two phase
power.
Or you can have 2 phases at 109.70519 degrees. Or you can have 2 phases at
180 degrees. It's still 2 vector angles relative to the reference point,
which is generally the grounded conductor. Trying to avoid referring to two
phases as two phases just because their angle happens to be 180 degrees is
just stubbornheadedness. If you need to specifically say what the angles are
because the angles matter, then say it. But there's really no reason we can't
refer to the type of power system supplying most homes in the USA as two phase
power.