Location of 230V 3phase service

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I may not have run into every type of electrical service ever built, but I just read a code basics printout about using FLC vs FLA of motors for sizing various motor circuit components. In this printout it uses an example of a 230v 7.5hp 3phase motor. Ive built and worked on 120/240 1ph, 120/208 3ph, 120/208 2ph(3 wire-2 line, 1 Neutral derived from 3ph 480v delta), 277/480v 3ph, but as of this writing, Ive yet to run across a 3phase 230 volt power source. Anyone got any ideas on this? Thanks.
 
They are still commonplace in some areas as a 240/120 3 phase or even as a 240 /3 phase (no neutral).
POCO can supply them as an open-delta or a full delta. There is a "high-leg:" to neutral on one phase, but that would have no effect on your 3 phase motor.

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Deltas are common for industrial and or for services with mostly motor loads, I don't believe you will get a 230 volt as that is not a common supply voltage, as it is a NEMA motor rating for a 240 volt supply similar to a 200 volt rated motor for a 208 volt supply, or a 460 motor for a 480 volt supply.

Many services I use for lift stations are an ungrounded delta (240v/480v) with monitoring so that two faults to ground have to happen before any OCPD opens, this is to keep the equipment running until a safe shut down can be done to repair the fault, when one phase goes to ground it only creates a corner grounded delta so it is still safe as there is no reference to ground until this happens.

There is also a 4 wire delta that Augie mentioned, that many call a high leg delta with a center tap between A and C phase that gives you a limited source for 120 volt loads off a delta, these have been discontinued in most areas and are no longer offered because it will give you 208 volts from B phase to the neutral but A and C to the neutral will give you 120 volts, most utilities don't like them because they are so unbalanced.

I think Bob (Iwire) has a NEMA chart he has posted in the past, that shows motor voltage ratings versus supply voltages that might help you understand the difference, I'll see if I can find it.

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Supply voltage are listed in the left Coulomb and Motor ratings are in the motor Coulomb
 
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