My understanding of this odd situation is this:
The power generation in the Philippines was originally set up pre-WWII, when it was a colony of the USA. They naturally followed the American standard of 110V, 60Hz.
Later, when the Philippines became independent, they wished to change their power supply to match most of the rest of Asia, i.e. 220v 50Hz. They went ahead, but discovered that the General Electric generators that had been installed in all their power stations only ran at 60 cycles. So, instead of replacing the machines, they simply converted the power supply to 220v, but it remains at 60Hz. This has meant historically that any motorized equipment not specifically designed for this singular situation would either run to fast (110v 50Hz) or wouldn't work at all because the voltage was insufficient to power the motor (220v 60Hz).
With many of today's electronics being multi-voltage/multi Hz, this is increasingly less of a problem, but simpler appliances like hair dryers, turn-tables, microwaves etc. are still problematic.
This is how an old friend who's lived in Manila for 30 years has explained it to me. Any comments on it's accuracy?
60hZ
Frequency counter
The meaning of Hertz is a unit of frequency in SI; a high frequency electrical current can kill.
No. Unfortunately every country has different electrical standards. In North America the electrical standard is of 110-120 volts at a frequency of 60 Hz
no way because frequency cannot change
Same as the US and Canada, 110 V. However it has an electrical frequency of 50 Hz, which is 60 Hz in the US and Canada.
Frequency counter
failure of generation and cause losses
Frequency is set by the supply, not by the load.
What is the relationship between electrical frequency and magnetic field speed for an ac machine
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Hertz
Static frequency converter
By this I mean is there a particular electrical pulse width or frequency that H2O breaks down?
The meaning of Hertz is a unit of frequency in SI; a high frequency electrical current can kill.
philippines' largest distributor of electrical power
The speed of the alternators and the magnitude of the load.
Transformers are used in AC circuits and won't work for DC. A frequency of 60Hz is popular in the USA.