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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>So is this 3-phase system up and running and providing power to single-phase (120 to ground) circuits AND split-phase-requiring circuits (240 phase to phase)?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I would think that there would be no problem with the single-phase circuits (if there are any). But what about those split-phase circuits getting that lower voltage 208 volts not @ 180 degrees out of phase but 120 degrees?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sounds like kind of a scary experiment….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>marco</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Friends:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I feel sort of stupid asking this, but it has never come up for me before:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have inherited an off-grid install gone-wrong. The system is 208 three phase with Sunny Boys and Sunny Islands on a mini grid. It was designed as three phase. I presume this was to increase capability with stacked SMA inverters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Will the household appliances (small cooktop, booster pump, well pump) run as well on 208 as 240?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I always do my research before wasting all of your time. The web delivered a lot of “forums” wherein opinions were expressed, but little hard data from bona fide professionals. I also did some calculations, see below. I downloaded a manual from a random electric range and saw it was specified as 240 or 208.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=227 style='width:170.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=99 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:74.0pt;border-top:1.5pt;border-left:1.5pt;border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:1.0pt;border-color:windowtext;border-style:solid;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Watts<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>4000<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=99 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:74.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=99 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:74.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Volts<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>240<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>208<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=99 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:74.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Amps<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>16.67<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>19.23<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=99 valign=bottom style='width:74.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>% Difference in amps<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>13.33%<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=64 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:48.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am fairly comfortable that this is not an issue, but would like some confirmation. Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>William<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>