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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 |  |  |  |
| Australia, New Zealand | , |  , | |
| Brazil |  , | |  |
| United States, Canada | |  | , |
Three-phase
| Region/Country | L1 | L2 | L3 | Neutral | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (mandatory) | | | | , | , |
| Canada (isolated three-phase installations) |  | | | | |
| Argentina | | | | | |
| European Union (inc. UK) and all countries who use European CENELEC standards, Hong Kong, Singapore | | | | | , |
| Older European | | | | | , |
| UK (old), Hong Kong (old), South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore (old) | | (South Africa may be white) | | | ,, |
| India, Pakistan | | | | | , |
| Former USSR (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan), China | | (dark green) | | | , |
| Norway | | , | | | ,, |
| United States (120/208/240 V) | | | | , | ,, |
| United States (alternate, 277/480 V) | | | | , | |
| Brazil | NA | ||||
| Australia, New Zealand (recommended here, but may be any colors other than green, yellow, stripped green/yellow, black, blue) | | | | , | ,, |