By Country
12 indexed entriesPart of Electronics & Computer Accessories.
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Australia
Australia supplies 230V AC at 50Hz using Type I (AS/NZS 3112) plugs featuring two flat pins angled in a V-shape plus an inverted vertical grounding pin.
Brazil
Brazil is unusual in having no single nationwide mains voltage: roughly 60% of states use 127V, while several states (mostly in the northeast) use 220V, and some cities have both -- all at 60Hz. The official grounded plug is Type N (NBR 14136), though the ungrounded Type C Europlug is also common and compatible with Type N sockets.
Canada
Canada operates on a 120V AC grid at 60Hz, identical to the United States. Standard outlets use ungrounded Type A (NEMA 1-15) or grounded Type B (NEMA 5-15) plugs with two flat parallel blades, the grounded version adding a round earth pin.
China
China operates on a 220V AC grid at 50Hz. Wall outlets commonly accept three plug types: ungrounded two-pin Type A (for small appliances), ungrounded two-pin Type C, and grounded three-pin Type I (GB 1002), the last resembling but not always interchangeable with the Australian AS/NZS 3112 plug.
France
France operates on a 230V AC grid at 50Hz. Standard outlets use the grounded Type E socket (CEE 7/5, NF C 61-314), which has a protruding earth pin; the ungrounded two-pin Type C Europlug is also widely compatible with Type E sockets.
Germany
Germany operates on a 230V AC grid at 50Hz. Standard grounded outlets use Type F Schuko (CEE 7/4) sockets with dual side grounding clips rated up to 16A.
India
India operates on a 230V AC grid at 50Hz. Wall outlets commonly accept three plug types: Type C (2-pin Europlug), Type D (BS 546, round 3-pin), and Type M (larger BS 546 variant), with many sockets designed to accept more than one type interchangeably.
Japan
Japan operates at 100V AC, the lowest residential grid voltage worldwide. The frequency is split: Eastern Japan (Tokyo) runs at 50Hz while Western Japan (Osaka/Kyoto) runs at 60Hz.
Mexico
Mexico operates on a nominal 127V AC grid at 60Hz. Standard outlets use the same Type A (NEMA 1-15, ungrounded) and Type B (NEMA 5-15, grounded) plugs as the United States and Canada, though Mexico's nominal voltage is officially 127V rather than 120V.
Turkey
Turkey operates on a standard European 230V AC grid at 50Hz using Type C (Europlug) ungrounded and Type F (Schuko) grounded sockets rated for 16A.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom electrical grid operates at 230V AC at 50Hz. All appliances use Type G (BS 1363) rectangular 3-pin plugs featuring internal fuses (3A, 5A, or 13A) and shuttered safety outlets.
United States
The United States standard electrical grid supplies 120 volts AC at a frequency of 60Hz. Wall outlets accept NEMA 1-15 ungrounded 2-prong (Type A) and NEMA 5-15 grounded 3-prong (Type B) connectors.