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Which statements about three-phase power distribution systems are FALSE?
- Voltage is produced by a generator.
- All phases of a balanced system must have equal voltage, but current may be unequal.
- Each phase is separated by 120 degrees.
- Three-phase power is more economical to transmit than single-phase power.
- Three-phase heavy industrial equipment generally costs more to purchase but is cheaper to operate than single-phase equipment.
- Generator windings can be connected in a Y or Δ pattern.
- Three-phase equipment cannot be used with single-phase equipment.
- Three-phase transformers can consist of three separate single-phase transformers, or one three-phase transformer.
- A balanced system has a unity power factor.