why the supply power frequency is 50hz in india? where as it
is 60hz in US?

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why the supply power frequency is 50hz in india? where as it is 60hz in US?..

Answer / sunnyrr

50hz was set by britishers when they are in india after that
india run their machine on 50hz so it is basicallya set
frquency but we can also be work on 60hz.

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why the supply power frequency is 50hz in india? where as it is 60hz in US?..

Answer / engineering.force

Basically we have stuck ourselves to the british parameters.
the britishers used to operate on 50 Hz. most of the
european countries which were under the british raj have
adopted their system of 50 Hz. But with proper research, we
can also operate on 60 Hz.

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why the supply power frequency is 50hz in india? where as it is 60hz in US?..

Answer / abhishek manthapurwar

because in india it unable to produce transmission line or
conductor size which support 60hz supply when us are making
it

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why the supply power frequency is 50hz in india? where as it is 60hz in US?..

Answer / animesh chatterjee

its economical and easy for trasmission

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