File # FTB-004
Author: Steve Ensign BSEE
Word Count: 479
Date Submitted: Nov. 18, 2015
One of the challenges we face in designing transformers and adapters for the international markets is the wide variety of line voltages and frequencies used throughout the world. Knowing the intended market(s) for our transformers in the design phase is critical. The chart below is a partial list of countries and their line voltages and frequencies.
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Country
|
Freq, Hz
|
Voltage(s)
|
|
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Burma(Myanmar)
Canada
China
Chile
Columbia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tahiti
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Western Samoa
Zaire
|
50
50
50
60
50
60
50/60
50/60
50
60
50
50
60
60
60
50
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
50
60
50/60
60
50/60
50/DC
50
50
50
50
50/60
60
60
50
50
50
60
50
50
60
50
50/60
60
50
50
60
50
50/60
50
50
50/DC
50
50
50
50
60
60
50
50
50
60
50
60
50
60
50
50
|
220/380/440
240/415/440
220-230/380
120/208/240
127/220-230/380
115-120/208/230
110-115/220/380
110-120/127/220/380/440
120/208/230/380/440
120/240/347
220/380
220/380
110-120/220
120/240
120
220-230/380
110/220
120/127/208/220
110/220/380
240/415
220-230/380
127/220-230/380
220-230/380
220-230/380
110-120/220/240
110-120/220/380
110/220
200/346
220-250/400
220/380
230/400
127/220-230/380
110/220
100/200
100/200
127/220
115/127/200/220/380
220-230/380
230/400
120/240
220/380
220-230
110-120/220/240
220
110/220
115/220
220/380
220-230/380
120/240
220
127/220/380/400
220/380
230/400
220-250/380/400
127/220-230/380
127/220-230/380
220-230/380
115/200/220/380
127/220
110/220
220-230/380
220/380
240/415
110-120/208/220-240/277/480
220
120/240
120/127/220/380
120/240
230/400
220/380
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Item in blod type indicate the most common single-phase voltage and frequencues in the given country.
- Where multiple voltage and/or frequencies are listed, but none are in blod type, they are about equally widespread in that country.
- Member of the European Union are slowly migrating toward a 230V standard and have temporarily adopted a 220-230V comprmise.