gravity, why does that work? I know it does because I used my HP-11C calculator and assumed that the phases were 120 degrees apart and got the same answer. The way I do it is to convert the polar quantities into rectangular and total them, then convert back to polar. Using the HP it only takes a few seconds once you learn how to do it, faster than your method. If the currents are not 120 degrees apart, then there is a lot of difference in doing it my way and your way. For an electrician, probably doesn't matter. I was a substation test engineer commissioning protective relays and had to know very accurately what the residual currents were. But I am intriqued by your method. Thought at first it was symmetrical components, but ruled that out.
Ichabod
