====== Power data ======

Note: on this page, all small cable colored symbols are from Marekich, (SVG illustration inspired by PNG image by Baran Ivo), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_wiring

===== Geographical information =====

==== Common plugs ====

Power Supply differs from a country to another. Most information can be found (free of charge) on the International Electro technical Commission for common plugs: http://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/

==== Cable color ====

=== Single-phase ===

^Region/Country^Phases^Neutral^Ground^
|European Union (EU), Argentina, Australia, South Africa|{{:datacenter:power:cbrown.png|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png|}}|
|Australia, New Zealand|{{:datacenter:power:cbrown.png|}},{{:datacenter:power:cred.png|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cblue.png|}},{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png|}}|
|Brazil|{{:datacenter:power:cyellow.png|}},{{:datacenter:power:cred.png|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png|}}|
|United States, Canada|{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cwhite.png|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png|}}|

=== Three-phase ===

^Region/Country^L1^L2^L3^Neutral^Ground^
|Canada (mandatory)|{{:datacenter:power:cred.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cwhite.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgrey.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:ccopper.png?50|}}|
|Canada (isolated three-phase installations)|{{:datacenter:power:corange.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cbrown.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cyellow.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cwhite.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}}|
|Argentina|{{:datacenter:power:cbrown.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgrey.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}}|
|European Union (inc. UK) and all countries who use European CENELEC standards, Hong Kong, Singapore|{{:datacenter:power:cbrown.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgrey.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png?50|}}|
|Older European|{{:datacenter:power:cred.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cyellow.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png?50|}}|
|UK (old), Hong Kong (old), South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore (old)|{{:datacenter:power:cred.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cyellow.png?50|}} (South Africa may be white)|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:ccopper.png?50|}}|
|India, Pakistan|{{:datacenter:power:cred.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cyellow.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png?50|}}|
|Former USSR (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan), China|{{:datacenter:power:cyellow.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}} (dark green)|{{:datacenter:power:cred.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png?50|}}|
|Norway|{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cwhite.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgrey.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cbrown.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cyellow.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:ccopper.png?50|}}|
|United States (120/208/240 V)|{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cred.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cwhite.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgrey.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:ccopper.png?50|}}|
|United States (alternate, 277/480 V)|{{:datacenter:power:cbrown.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:corange.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cyellow.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cwhite.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgrey.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}}|
|Brazil| NA | | | | |
|Australia, New Zealand (recommended here, but may be any colors other than green, yellow, stripped green/yellow, black, blue)|{{:datacenter:power:cwhite.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cred.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cdarkblue.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cblack.png?50|}}|{{:datacenter:power:cgreen.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:cgreenyellow.png?50|}},{{:datacenter:power:ccopper.png?50|}}|

==== Couplers data sheet =====

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60320#Appliance_Coupler_standard_sheets