Line ↔ neutral voltage

Three-phase wye systems: line-to-neutral = line-to-line ÷ √3.

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Measured

208 V line-to-line equals

How it's calculated
  • Line-to-neutral = line-to-line ÷ √3 (√3 ≈ 1.732).

Only for wye (star) systems. 120/240 V single-phase and delta systems don't follow the √3 rule.

Worked examples

208 V line-to-line equals

  • Line-to-neutral: 120.1 V
  • Standard system: 120/208 V

480 V line-to-line equals

  • Line-to-neutral: 277.1 V
  • Standard system: 277/480 V

277 V line-to-neutral equals

  • Line-to-line: 479.8 V
  • Standard system: 277/480 V

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