Common North American Power Plugs
Author: William Champion – wchampion@lenovo.com
Revised: 7/31/2015
IEC 320 Connectors
Name
C5 – Female
C6 – Male
C7 – Female
C8 – Male
C13 – Female
C14 – Male
C15 – Female
C16 – Male
Connector
AMP Rating
2.5A
2.5A
Laptop Power Supplies And Other Portable Power Supplies
10A
Desktop Computers, Monitors, Switches, And Servers
10A
C19 – Female
C20 – Male
16A
NEMA Straight Blade Connectors
Name
Amperage
Connector
Phase
Voltage
15A
1ph
5-15
Use
Laptop Power Supplies And Other Portable Power Supplies
120V
Used In Hot Conditions Since It Is Rated To 1200 C (2480F), Unlike
C13/C14 Which Is Rated To 700 C (1580 F)
Blade Chassis, High-power Servers, UPSs, PDUs, And Other High
Current Equipment
NEMA Twist Lock Connectors
Name
L5-30
Connector
Amperage
Voltage
Phase
30A
1ph
120V
Non-NEMA
Twist Lock Connector
Plug: CS8365
Receptacle: CS8369
Connector: CS8364
X
Y
20A
1ph
120V
6-15
15A
1ph
200240V
6-20
20A
1ph
200240V
5-20
NEMA = National Electrical Manufacturers Association
IEC = International Electrotechnical Commission
NEC = National Electric Code
UL® = Underwriters Laboratory
20A
1ph
200240V
L6-30
30A
1ph
200240V
L15-30
30A
3ph Δ
208V
L21-20
20A
3ph Δ or Y
208V
L21-30
30A
3ph Δ or Y
208V
L6-20
Z
G
Voltage: 208V
Amperage: 50A
Phase: 3ph Δ
IEC 309 Connectors
Name
Connector
Female Sleeve
2P+G
3P+G
L2
L1
Amperage
L1
L2
G
G
Female Sleeve
Male Pin
G
Description & Other Information
Male Pin
L3
L3
L2
L2
L1
L1
G
60A
1ph
60A
3ph Δ
60A (48A Derated) 200V-240V Single Phase
Hubbell Plug P/N: HBL360P6W
Hubbell Connector P/N: HBL360C6W
Hubbell Receptacle P/N: HBL360R6W
60A (27.7A / Phase Derated) 200V-240V Three Phase Delta
Hubbell Plug P/N: HBL460P9W
Hubbell Connector P/N: HBL460C9W
Hubbell Receptacle P/N: HBL460R9W
Notes: ph indicates phase (1 or 3), Δ indicates three phase delta, and Y Indicates three phase Wye. Derated, in the context to above reference, is
the limiting of circuit load to 80% of capacity. For example, if a circuit has a 30 amp capacity the 80% derated load capacity is 24 amps.
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IEC 309 Pin & Sleeve Plug Decode
4
60
R
Pin Configuration Amperage
3 - 2 Pole + G
4 - 3 Pole + G
20 30 32
60 63 100
5 – 3 Pole + N + G
9
W
Color
Voltage Rating
Device Type
Polarization
Environmental Rating
Yellow
100V - 130V
Orange
125V/250V
P - Plug
C - Connector
Clock
Position
Of Female
W-WATERTIGHT
Blue
200V - 250V
Gray
277V
Red
380V - 480V
Black
500V - 690V
R - Receptacle
B - Inlet
·
Sleeve
Female Sleeve
Example
o
IEC309 3P+G Plug
o
60amp/250V three-phase
o
Hubbell Connector listing
Male Pin
L3
L3
G
460C9W IP-67
o
(SCREW CAP &
LOCKING RING)
L2
L2
L1
L1
Pin Configuration Significance
G
3 Pins = 1ph
4 Pins = 3ph Δ
5 Pins = 3ph Y
P/N HBL460C9W
Female Ends
Receptacle
Male Ends
Plug
Connector
Inlet
Copper Wire Gauge Requirements per NEC / UL®
Branch
Circuit Rating
15A / 120V 1ph
15A / 208V 1ph
20A / 120V 1ph
20A / 208A 1ph
20A / 208V 3ph Δ
20A / 208V 3ph Y
30A / 120V 1ph
30A / 208V 1ph
30A / 208V 3ph Δ
30A / 208V 3ph Y
40A / 208V 1ph
50A / 208V 1ph
50A / 208V 3ph Δ
60A / 208V 1ph
60A / 208V 3ph Δ
80A / 208V 1ph
Derated Value
(per phase)
12A / 120V 1ph
12A / 208V 1ph
16A / 120V 1ph
16A / 208V 1ph
16 A / 208V 3ph Δ
(9.23A / 208V)
16A / 208V 3ph Y
(16A / 120V)
24A / 120V 1ph
24A / 208V 1ph
24 A / 208V 3ph Δ
(13.85A / 208V)
24A / 208V 3ph Y
(24A / 120V)
32A / 208V 1ph
40A / 208V 1ph
40 A / 208V 3ph Δ
(23.09A / 208V)
48A / 208V 1ph
48 A / 208V 3ph Δ
(27.7A / 208V)
64A / 208V 1ph
Flexible Cord & Cable Jacket
Designations per UL®
Derated
Watts
1440W
2946W
1920W
3328W
AWG
14
14
12
12
Number of
Conductors
3 (P+N+G)
3 (2P+G)
3 (P+N+G)
3 (2P+G)
5764W
12
4 (3P+G)
5764W
12
5 (3P+N+G)
2880W
4992W
10
10
3 (P+N+G)
3 (2P+G)
8646W
10
4 (3P+G)
8646W
10
5 (3P+N+G)
1-
6656W
8320W
8
6
3 (2P+G)
3 (2P+G)
2-
14410W
6
4 (3P+G)
9984W
6
3 (2P+G)
17292W
4
4 (3P+G)
13312W
4
3 (2P+G)
E = Thermoplastic Elastomer Insulation
H = Heater Cord
O = Oil Resistant1
P = Parallel Conductor Cord – Always Light Duty
S = Extra Hard Usage Flexible Cord
SJ = Hard Usage Flexible Cord
SV = Not Hard Usage Flexible Cord
T = Thermoplastic Insulation
W = Moisture & Sunlight Resistant
-1, -2, -3 = Insulation Thickness for Parallel Cords2
VW-1 = Flame Retardant (UL® designation)
FT2 = Flame Retardant (CSA® designation)
Single "O" means jacket only is oil resistant (i.e.
SJEOW); double "O" means jacket and conductor
insulation are oil resistant (i.e. SEOOW)
Insulation thinnest to thickest, actual thickest varies
with AWG size and cord type
Examples: SJT – Hard usage, thermoplastic
SPT-1 – Parallel cord, thermoplastic
Notes: AWG stands for American Wire Gauge
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