I have a problem where I have a single phase 208V load going into a service location, which has adequate capacity in terms of overall KVA, but my calculations indicate that the two involved phases could be overloaded (based on utility company record of historical load).
I believe it is necessary to either reconfigure the load as three phase, (the client is reluctant to consider this), upgrade the switchgear (also not easy), or take power from an alternate location, which we do have at this site, but a fair distance away (= big expensive conductors).
A transformer that balances a single phase load across multiple phases would do the trick, but I don't think such a beastie exists.
Am I missing any possible solutions?
thanks
I believe it is necessary to either reconfigure the load as three phase, (the client is reluctant to consider this), upgrade the switchgear (also not easy), or take power from an alternate location, which we do have at this site, but a fair distance away (= big expensive conductors).
A transformer that balances a single phase load across multiple phases would do the trick, but I don't think such a beastie exists.
Am I missing any possible solutions?
thanks