How to Convert Single-Phase Power Into Three-Phase Power - A Simple Solution

If you have industrial equipment that runs on three-phase power, but you have only single-phase power available, then you already know how expensive it is to have the local power utility install 3-phase electrical service at your site.

Because it can cost thousands of dollars to install the power pole and run underground lines, the cost is prohibitive for many people who need 3-phase power. Simply stated, the benefits of having 3-phase electrical service is not worth the high cost to install it. Fortunately, there is a solution.

Perhaps you are thinking, "how can single-phase power be economically converterd into three-phase power without breaking my budget?"

Here's how it can be done:  With a device known as a rotary phase converter.  The rotary phase converter is an ingenious piece of equipment provides an way to convert your existing single-phase power into three-phase power.

In laymen's terms, a rotary 3 phase converter is essentially a 3-phase motor and a group of capacitors that work to generate a manufactured third line of power from a single-phase 2-line electrical supply. The three output voltages are shifted 120 electrical degrees for a 360 degree balanced cycle. When properly sized, the 3 phase voltages will remain balanced over a range of connected loads.

That's it in a nutshell - a simple and relatively inexpensive way to generate the three-phase power without incurring the excessive cost of 3-phase power installation by your local power utility.