Mains Power Cable Types

Electrical and mains power cables are present in all applications that require power or lighting.

Mains power cable types.

The abl sursum mains connector is a white male 2 pole with twin earthing systems type f cable mount device with an electrical voltage rating of 250vac and a current rating of 16a. Sheath material mains cables vary from lightweight for standard applications to robust for heavy duty applications. This type of mains inline connector is made from polyvinyl chloride pvc plastic plug for safety design. Conductors are the only power carrying path in a power cable.

Iec mains leads are also available as many different connection types and shapes you can view these on our iec connectors information page from our technical library. The international electrotechnical commission publishes iec 60050 the international electrotechnical vocabulary. 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 countries have more than one voltage available.

Conductors are of different materials. A cable with 2 5mm 2 cores is typically used for power circuits and a cable with 1mm 2 cores is typically used for lighting circuits. Most mains power cables are available with pvc rubber or cpe sheaths. Generally the plug is the movable connector attached to an electrically operated device s mains cable and the socket is fixed on equipment or a building structure and connected to an energised electrical circuit.

Different standard systems of plugs and sockets are used around the world. If you have any questions regarding mains power cables then please feel free to get in touch here for more information. Electrical plugs and sockets differ from one another in voltage and current rating shape size and connector type. This cable connects the consumer unit fuse box to the power outlet sockets and carries the electricity to appliances which are plugged in to the circuit.

Ac power plugs and sockets connect electric equipment to the alternating current ac power supply in buildings and at other sites. Mainly in the cable industry we use copper atc abc and aluminum conductors for power cables there are different types of a conductor as class 1. The plug has protruding pins referred. The outer sheath material assists in determining the environment and applications suitable for the cable.

Solid class 2 stranded class 5 flexible class 6 extra flexible mostly used for cords and welding etc.