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Frequency and voltage supplied to most premises by country. Mains electricity by country includes a list of countries and territories, with the plugs, voltages and frequencies they commonly use for providing electrical power to low voltage appliances, equipment, and lighting typically found in homes and offices.
Historically, 110 V, 115 V and 117 V have been used at different times and places in North America. [citation needed] Mains power is sometimes spoken of as 110 V; however, 120 V is the nominal voltage.
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard IEC 61140:2016 defines Low voltage as 0 to 1000 V AC RMS or 0 to 1500 V DC. [1] Other standards such as IEC 60038 defines supply system low voltage as voltage in the range 50 to 1000 V AC or 120 to 1500 V DC in IEC Standard Voltages [2] which defines power distribution system voltages around the world.
These two give different voltages from a given supply. For example, on a 120/208 three-phase system, which is common in North America, the phase-to-neutral voltage is 120 volts and the phase-to-phase voltage is 208 volts. This allows single-phase lighting to be connected phase-to-neutral.
The volt (symbol: V) is the unit of electric potential, electric potential difference , and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI). [1]
3LR12 (4.5-volt), D, C, AA, AAA, AAAA (1.5-volt), A23 (12-volt), PP3 (9-volt), CR2032 (3-volt), and LR44 (1.5-volt) batteries (Matchstick for reference). This is a list of the sizes, shapes, and general characteristics of some common primary and secondary battery types in household, automotive and light industrial use.
SI multiples of volt (V) Submultiples Multiples Value SI symbol Name Value SI symbol Name 10 −1 V dV decivolt 10 1 V daV decavolt 10 −2 V cV centivolt 10 2 V hV hectovolt 10 −3 V mV millivolt 10 3 V kV kilovolt 10 −6 V μV microvolt 10 6 V MV megavolt 10 −9 V nV nanovolt 10 9 V GV gigavolt 10 −12 V pV picovolt 10 12 V TV teravolt
A schematic representation of long distance electric power transmission. From left to right: G=generator, U=step-up transformer, V=voltage at beginning of transmission line, Pt=power entering transmission line, I=current in wires, R=total resistance in wires, Pw=power lost in transmission line, Pe=power reaching the end of the transmission line, D=step-down transformer, C=consumers.