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  2. AS/NZS 3112 - Wikipedia

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    Socket-outlet, auto switched by plug insertion. Automatically switched socket-outlets such as these may be used to supply power to refrigerators, some computers and other accessories that normally should not be switched off. The absence of a user operable switch prevents the accidental switching off of such devices Surface socket-outlet and plug.

  3. Power system protection - Wikipedia

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    There are two aspects of reliable operation of protection systems: dependability and security. [8] Dependability is the ability of the protection system to operate when called upon to remove a faulted element from the power system. Security is the ability of the protection system to restrain itself from operating during an external fault.

  4. AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types

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    A separate standard specifying a switched version of the BS 1363 socket-outlet for use with BS 1363 plugs. December 1960: BS 1363:1947 Supplement No. 2, added specification for Resilient Plugs. December 1961: BS 2814:1957 Amendment 2, title simplified to "13 Ampere Switch Socket-Outlets".

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  6. IEC 60906-1 - Wikipedia

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    IEC 60906-1-plug. IEC 60906-1 (IEC designation "Type N") [1] is an international standard designed "to provide a standard for a safe, compact and practical 16 A 250 V AC system of plugs and socket-outlets that could be accepted by many countries as their national standard, even if not in the near future."

  7. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    The Swiss standard, also used in Liechtenstein and Rwanda [53] (and in other countries alongside other standards) is SN 441011 (until 2019 SN SEV 1011) Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes. [54] The standard defines a hierarchical system of plugs and sockets with two, three and five pins, and 10 A or 16 A ratings.

  8. Electrical wiring in North America - Wikipedia

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    An outlet is defined by the NEC as "a point in the wiring system at which current is taken to utilization equipment". [1] This definition includes receptacles, lighting, motors, etc. Ordinary switches control but do not consume electricity, and therefore are not defined as outlets in this sense.

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