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This article may be misnamed. The article calls these small 'pole pig' distribution transformers 'pylon transformers' and says they are mounted on pylons. They're not, according to my understanding of the term. A pylon is a steel tower used for high voltage transmission lines. These transformers are mounted on utility poles. Can we find a source for the term? Is it British usage? This source refers to them as 'utilization transformers'. -- Chetvorno TALK 09:09, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
There are two entries about the same thing! The other one, located here, is also far more detailed, and actually has sources. I'm gonna get to consolidating these two entries. -- Onore Baka Sama ( talk) 22:37, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
In the Connections -> Primary -> Single Phase bullet, I don't know enough about the subject to know if this is a typo:
"This type of distribution system, called 'grounded wye', is preferred because the transformers present unbalanced loads on the line, causing currents in the neutral wire."
Based on minimal electrical knowledge, I would think current on neutral would be bad, and I don't know why a system would be preferred if it caused that condition. Perhaps "present" should be "prevent"?
The "Connections" section of the article has a "globalize" tag on it saying it is biased toward the US electrical distribution system. Although I wrote most of this section so I may be partial to the status quo, I don't see that the section is particularly biased. Each of the subsections has separate bullet points describing US and European variants. Under "Primary" it describes both the single phase transformers used in US and 3-phase transformers used in Europe. Under "Secondary" both the US split-phase 240/120 system and the European three phase 400/Y230 system is described. There are pictures of both North American single-phase and European 3-phase transformers included. If anyone feels this article is biased, please give specifics, because I'd like to make sure it has a global perspective. -- Chetvorno TALK 19:39, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
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This article may be misnamed. The article calls these small 'pole pig' distribution transformers 'pylon transformers' and says they are mounted on pylons. They're not, according to my understanding of the term. A pylon is a steel tower used for high voltage transmission lines. These transformers are mounted on utility poles. Can we find a source for the term? Is it British usage? This source refers to them as 'utilization transformers'. -- Chetvorno TALK 09:09, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
There are two entries about the same thing! The other one, located here, is also far more detailed, and actually has sources. I'm gonna get to consolidating these two entries. -- Onore Baka Sama ( talk) 22:37, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
In the Connections -> Primary -> Single Phase bullet, I don't know enough about the subject to know if this is a typo:
"This type of distribution system, called 'grounded wye', is preferred because the transformers present unbalanced loads on the line, causing currents in the neutral wire."
Based on minimal electrical knowledge, I would think current on neutral would be bad, and I don't know why a system would be preferred if it caused that condition. Perhaps "present" should be "prevent"?
The "Connections" section of the article has a "globalize" tag on it saying it is biased toward the US electrical distribution system. Although I wrote most of this section so I may be partial to the status quo, I don't see that the section is particularly biased. Each of the subsections has separate bullet points describing US and European variants. Under "Primary" it describes both the single phase transformers used in US and 3-phase transformers used in Europe. Under "Secondary" both the US split-phase 240/120 system and the European three phase 400/Y230 system is described. There are pictures of both North American single-phase and European 3-phase transformers included. If anyone feels this article is biased, please give specifics, because I'd like to make sure it has a global perspective. -- Chetvorno TALK 19:39, 16 May 2013 (UTC)