ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Three-phase

Okay, so imagine you have three friends who want to play a game with you. You all have a ball and you need to pass it around to each other quickly.

But instead of passing it one by one, you all decide to do it at the same time, but with some rules.

First, one friend will throw the ball to the second friend, who will then throw it to the third friend, who will throw it back to the first friend.

But here's the trick: each friend throws the ball at a different time. The first friend throws it first, then the second friend catches and throws it, and finally the third friend catches and throws it.

Why do they do this? Well, it makes the game go faster and smoother because there's always someone ready to catch the ball.

This is kind of like what happens with three-phase electricity. Instead of just one friend passing the ball, there are three wires carrying electricity that are working together at the same time in a certain order.

This helps to make sure that the power is always flowing smoothly and efficiently without any interruptions.

It might sound complicated, but think of it like playing a game with your friends and passing a ball around without dropping it!