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2. Power conditioner - Wikipedia

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   A power conditioner (also known as a line conditioner or power line conditioner) is a device intended to improve the quality of the power that is delivered to electrical load equipment. The term most often refers to a device that acts in one or more ways to deliver a voltage of the proper level and characteristics to enable load equipment to ...

3. Split-phase electric power - Wikipedia

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   120 V circuits are the most common, and used to power NEMA 1 and NEMA 5 outlets, and most residential and light commercial direct-wired lighting circuits. 240 V circuits are used for high-demand applications, such as air conditioners, space heaters, electric stoves, electric clothes dryers, water heaters, and electric vehicle charge points.

4. Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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   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. (For industrial machinery, see industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets.) Some ...

5. Three-phase electric power - Wikipedia

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   Three-phase electric power (abbreviated 3ϕ [1]) is a common type of alternating current (AC) used in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. [2] It is a type of polyphase system employing three wires (or four including an optional neutral return wire) and is the most common method used by electrical grids worldwide to transfer ...

6. Power supply - Wikipedia

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   A power supply is an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load. The main purpose of a power supply is to convert electric current from a source to the correct voltage, current, and frequency to power the load. As a result, power supplies are sometimes referred to as electric power converters. Some power supplies are ...

7. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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   Damaged power cords of portable air conditioners have caused many electrical fires, and about 350 deaths per year. [ citation needed ] To combat this, the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) [ 40 ] requires each portable air conditioner sold in the United States to have either a leakage current detector interrupter (LCDI) or a ground-fault ...

8. Power strip - Wikipedia

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   A North American power strip with two USB power ports that includes a built in surge protector. A power strip (also known as a multi-socket, power board and many other variations [a]) is a block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable (typically with a mains plug on the other end), allowing multiple electrical devices to be powered from a single electrical socket.

9. Power bar - Wikipedia

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   Power bar may refer to Power strip, an electronic device used to plug in other devices to power them; Powerbar, a kind of energy bars made by an American company of the same name; Power bar is an alternative name for a breaker bar; Health meter, a video game mechanic