On 08/08/17 00:53, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2017-08-08 00:17, Dave Howorth wrote:
We have had a problem lately where our voltage is always unusually high, hovering between 248V and 253V which is the absolute legal maximum they are allowed to supply in the UK. (They insist they are not providing this voltage but 3 UPSs and 4 volt-meteres would not all be false readings.). Do you or any other properties nearby and on the same phase have solar
On Mon, 7 Aug 2017 18:43:06 +0100 Paul Groves <paul.groves.787@gmail.com> wrote: panels (PV)? They will cause the mains voltage to be higher than normal.
The voltage limits are Europe-wide, incidentally. They were 'harmonised' a while ago. To 230, I think. The UK is still largely at 240. Germany... I seem to recall had a higher voltage.
We are still at 240V but the law in the UK is 230V +10% maximum (253V) -5% mimimum (218.5V) I personally think 240 makes more sense as it would always require an even number of turns on the transformer. Also, especially in pre-calculator days as it is divisible by 12 so easy to calculate. (e.g. 240v to 12v is a 20:1 transformer). Simple eh.. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org