polyphase
Adjective
Meaning
of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
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In 1722, Warner introduced the two- and three-decade scales, and in 1755 Everard included an inverted scale; a slide rule containing all of these scales is usually known as a "polyphase" rule.
The field coils are connected either directly to polyphase voltage sources or to a phase-shifting reactor if a single-phase application.
The design, an induction motor running on polyphase current, was independently invented by Galileo Ferraris and Nikola Tesla (with Tesla's design being licensed by Westinghouse in the US).
In a polyphase AC system, an artificial neutral grounding system may be used.
ISBN 0-8104-0827-9 * Westinghouse Electric Corporation, "Electric power transmission patents; Tesla polyphase system".
The power factor of a balanced polyphase circuit is the same as that of any phase.