Don't worry, anywhere in the world, house power is AC current. typically, the voltage ranges from 110V to 240V singlephased, and a frequency of 50 to 60Hz
The reason of AC (alternating current, swinging from a positive to a negative and back positive for 50 to 60 times per second) is that electricity has always been generated this way, it's easier to transform to lower or higher voltages, and is less dangerous than DC current.
generation: in generators, a rotary unit will generate current by moving a magnetic field over a conductor. This will generate electricity.
Transformation: a transformer can concert changing electromagnetic fields to another voltage-current with minimum losses.
transportation and safety: AC currents will cause vibrations in wires, but since 100 to 120 times per second, the voltage and current are zero, any electrical short or malfunctioning will stop for a short period of time.
DC will make your muscles cramp, eg. around an unprotected wire, and there is no way to let go. AC will shock you (100 times per second) but has a less 'sticky' effect.
Note a smaller amount of low frequency AC current will kill vs. AC. A study was done showing that 90mA of DC will cause "painful and severe shock, difficulty breathing, and loss of muscular control" by most male individuals. 60mA DC will do the same to most women. 23mA of 60Hz AC for men and 15mA of AC for women is roughly equivalent.
Not only for AC. Some applications use capacitors to hold a steady charge for periods of time.
AC current is used in motors.
I would assume that you mean what devices do you use to convert ac current to dc current?The answer is Diodes.seediode-bridge
An AC Adapter converts direct current into alternating current. It is handy when you only have 12 volt battery current and you need to use power tools which only run on alternating current.
AC current creates an alternating magnetic field, consistent with the alternating voltage. The only way I know of using AC current to create a constant magnetic field is to rectify the AC into DC and then use that DC to create the magnetic field.
DC current is not used in home wiring. It may be used to power a door bell, alarm system, under counter lights, etc, that uses a transformer powered by AC that converts the power to DC. Other than that homes are wired for AC current only.
No. 110 volt is AC current
Yes it is AC. AC means Alternating Current in which the current flows first one way and then flows the other way. The current from a battery is DC, Direct Current, in which the current constantly flows one way only.
Because some appliances work with ac current and some with dc current.
No. Batteries can only produce dc current which can further be converted to AC using inverters.
UPS (UNINTERUPTED POWER SUPPLY ) Its charg only AC current (Alternating current). and inverter provide current DC TO AC ( Direct current to Alternating current)
transformers