Wye or “star” service transformers are one and the same. The names come from the secondary winding configuration, which looks like a “Y” or three-sided star (Figure 1). For the remainder of this ...

One of the more popular electrical services that is supplied to medium-size commercial buildings is the Wye or Star configuration. The name comes from the transformer’s secondary winding configuration ...

When alternating current (AC) prevailed over direct current (DC) in the late 1800s, one of the deciding factors was the need for voltage levels to be raised and lowered throughout the power system to ...

We have a number of recognized transmission and distribution experts serving on our board of "Grid Masters." Several times each month we’ll post what we judge to be the toughest questions that also ...