Schuko

Definitions

A type of electrical socket (or plug), consisting of two round holes (or pins) with ground contacts on top and bottom.

attributive

Equivalents

Examples

“By far the most widely used types outside the US, however, are the two-pin Schuko plug⟳ and socket of continental Europe and the fused three-pin and socket found in the UK.”

“To understand⟳ abstraction, imagine⟳ a power socket in the EU. It looks like⟳ a pig snout, and we call⟳ it the Schuko socket, seen in Figure⟳ 8.7.”

“Electrical Electrical power voltage in Germany is 230 V based on the Schuko system (Schuko is short for Schutzkontakt, which means safety socket).”

“Both vehicles should be able to be charged using a Schuko socket in one phase, 230V/10A, their top speed⟳ should exceed 100 km/h and their maximum cost⟳ should be SEK 400,000–650,000 (EUR 48,000–78,000).”

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