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Phases in AC refer to the number of sine waves of alternating current used to generate the average voltage. In 2 phase, two opposing sine waves are overlapped to give the average voltage delivered, eg 240V in household supplies.

In 3 phase, three sine waves are overlapped to produce a more consistent average voltage.

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