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<p>Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Mains electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; is the general-purpose <a href="/index.php?title=Alternating-current&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Alternating-current (page does not exist)">alternating-current</a> (AC) <a href="/index.php?title=Electric_power&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric power (page does not exist)">electric power</a> supply. == Description == In the US, mains electric power is referred to by se...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Mains electricity''' is the general-purpose [[alternating-current]] (AC) [[electric power]] supply.<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> <br /> In the US, mains electric power is referred to by several names including household power, household electricity, house current, powerline, domestic power, wall power, line power, AC power, city power, street power, and grid power.<br /> <br /> == Region differences ==<br /> <br /> The two principal properties of the electric power supply, [[voltage]] and [[frequency]], differ between regions.<br /> <br /> A voltage of (nominally) 230 V and a frequency of 50 Hz is used in Europe, most of Africa, most of Asia, most of South America and Australia.<br /> <br /> In North America, the most common combination is 120 V and a frequency of 60 Hz.<br /> <br /> Other voltages exist, and some countries may have, for example, 230 V but 60 Hz.<br /> <br /> This is a concern to travelers, since portable appliances designed for one voltage and frequency combination may not operate or may be destroyed by another.<br /> <br /> == Plugs and sockets ==<br /> <br /> The use of different plugs and sockets in different regions provides some protection from accidental use of appliances with incompatible voltage and frequency requirements.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Alternating current]]<br /> * [[Electric power]]<br /> * [[Electricity]]<br /> * [[Power supply unit (computing)]]<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity Mains electricity] @ Wikipedia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Electricity]]<br /> [[Category:Electric power]]</div>

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