"Scott connection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Scott connections [plural]
Etymology: Invented by Westinghouse engineer Charles F. Scott in the late 1890s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Scott connection (plural Scott connections)
  1. A type of circuit used to produce two-phase electric power from a three-phase source, or vice versa.

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