[Tex/LaTex] Star/Wye electrical connection math symbol

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I am writing lots of mathematics within electrical engineering, where I often need to specify which of two connection types I am talking about.

One is called Delta, specified with a triangle $\Delta$. The other is called Wye/Star, a three legged star with $120\degree$ separated legs, like in the picture below.

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What I wish for is a way to inline with the mathematics write $\wye$ and get the depicted symbol the same way I get $\Delta$, but I am not very experienced with defining new symbols…

Best Answer

I made one leg a bit thicker, in the manner of \Delta.

Works across math styles.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{rotating,stackengine,scalerel}
\newcommand\wye{\scalerel*{\stackengine{-1pt}{%
  \rotatebox[origin=c]{30}{\rule{10pt}{.9pt}}\kern-1pt%
  \rotatebox[origin=c]{-30}{\rule{10pt}{1.3pt}}}{%
  \rule{.9pt}{10pt}}{O}{c}{F}{F}{S}}{\Delta}}
\begin{document}
$\Delta\wye
\scriptstyle\Delta\wye
\scriptscriptstyle\Delta\wye$
\end{document}

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Merely changing the instances of {30} and {-30} to {40} and {-40} will change the aspect, while scalerel will take care of the scaling automatically:

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