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Noflo
Jan 26, 2017, 06:25 PM
Given a 208 VAC, 3 phase circuit, with amperage on a, b, and c phases, how do you calculate total KVA? Do you use the average of the 3 amperage readings or do you base the calculation on the leg with the highest amperage? Or...
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ma0641
Jan 27, 2017, 08:59 AM
Ideally this should have been posted under the Electrical section in Home and Garden, lot more people would view it there. I googled your question and found 300,000 hits. You might try there first. While I do electrical work, I do not do 3 phase.