North American versus European distribution systems (2011)

Re:North American versus European distribution systems (2011) by nemetroid on Monday August 26, 2019 @08:51AM (#20799412)

Also country-dependent. In Sweden, most modern stoves would be 240V, but with the possibility to connect two (or even three) phases.

I imagine that the same stove models are sold all over Europe, but that in countries where multiple phases are uncommon, the stove would come with a 240V plug already connected (i.e. set up to use a single phase).

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Re:North American versus European distribution systems (2011) by zajio1am on Monday August 26, 2019 @09:22AM (#20799641)

Even if the stove is powered by single phase [1], it may not be used with a 240V plug, as these are rated for 16 A. And 3.7 kW limit is enough ony for small portable 2-plate stoves.

[1] which is possible even for full 11 kW stove, if you have 40A single phase power.

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Re:North American versus European distribution systems (2011) by fyfy18 on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:39PM (#20802960)

Bosch (and I assume Siemens and Neff which are the same company) induction hobs are limited electronically. There is a setting that lets you configure the max power it can draw from 1000W - maximum (7400W for this model):

https://media3.bosch-home.com/Documents/bosch.html?matNumber... see "Basic Settings"

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Re:North American versus European distribution systems (2011) by brnt on Monday August 26, 2019 @10:56AM (#20800366)

Is there an oven included in that power consumption for a stove? I can set my plates by wattages, and I rarely need more than 1kW for one plate, and never exceed 3.7 for all 4.

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