split-phase power

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|electrical engineering}} A type of electrical [[power]] [[distribution]] system using two [[line]] wires connected to the ends of a distribution [[transformer]] and a [[ground]]ed [[neutral]] wire connected to the [[center tap]] of the transformer, allowing [[load]]s to be connected between line and neutral and receive the normal line [[voltage]] (120 or 240 [[volt]]s), or between the two opposite-[[phase]] line wires and receive twice the normal line voltage (240 or 480 volts).

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