Yes usually it would be phase to phase voltage because most transmission lines are set up in a delta configuration. This means that there is no neutral conductor to use as a reference. So any voltage would be measured with reference to another phase.
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Let's get the terminology correct. The voltages between the three 'hot' lines of a three-phase, three- or four-wire, system are called 'line voltages' even though, in the case of a delta-connected system, they are numerically-equal to the corresponding phase voltages. Therefore, we call the conductors 'line conductors', not 'phase conductors'.
There is simply no such thing as a 'phase-to-phase' voltage. Just think about it; you can only measure a voltage acrossan individual phase, so how can you possible measure a voltage 'phase-to-phase' -I mean, where would you place a voltmeter to do that?
For a delta system, the line voltage (or line-to-line) voltage is numerically equal to the phase voltage (notphase-to-phase). For a star (or 'wye') system, the line voltage is equal to 1.73 x the phase voltage.
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The nominal voltage in the UK is 400/230 V. That is 400 V line-to-line (i.e. line voltage), and 230-V line-to-neutral (i.e. phase voltage). Allowable variation is +10% and -6%.
Yes. 230V line to line is considered single phase power. The 115v half part of that is called split phase. It should not be called two phase, as it is one phase that has been center tapped and grounded at the neutral point - it is still one phase power.Answer230 V is the standard nominal voltage for residences in Europe. 230 V is the line-to-neutral voltage (phase voltage). Low-voltage distribution is by three-phase, four-wire, system with a nominal line voltage of 400 V and a nominal phase voltage of 230 V.
It isn't. It's the other way around. The line voltage is 1.732 times the phase voltage. The figure results when you vectorially add the relevant phase voltages.
Voltage phase to phase in a 380V 3-phase system refers to the voltage measured between any two of the three live conductors in the system. In a balanced 3-phase system, the phase to phase voltage is equal to the line voltage, which is 380V in this case. This voltage is commonly used in industrial and commercial applications to power heavy machinery and equipment. It is important to note that the phase to phase voltage is higher than the phase to neutral voltage in a 3-phase system.
Transmission and distribution voltages are normally expressed in terms of line voltages, so the answer is that the figure you quote is a line voltage. Incidentally, do you really mean 230 megavolts for a transmission voltage?? And the symbol of kilovolt is 'kV', not 'kv'.