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standard electrical wiring system for street lighting?

component of electrical wiring system according the appropriate street light. the voltage power supply and herzt(hz) using for street light.

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Most standard street lights are owned by municipalities, not by private owners. They are typically cobra head style fixtures and are fed with underground wiring from a utility transformer. Some smaller circuits may be 240 volts, but larger and longer circuits are usually 480 volts due to limitations on voltage drop. The most efficient lighting source is high pressure sodium, which has an orange glow. This provides the best lumens per watt. In higher-end areas, metal halide may be used as a light source, which has a white glow. This provides better color rendition, but has fewer lumens per watt than high pressure sodium. All American electrical systems are 60 Hertz.
Too many variables to answer that. In the US we use 60 Hz current. There are several types of lamps to choose from such as Mercury vapor, but I believe most US systems use 240 Vac.
That product runs on 12 volts direct current (VDC). A standard receptacle is AC. A standard receptacle in the U.S. is 120 volts, AC. A standard receptacle in the UK is approximately twice that voltage, and is AC. You will need a transformer/rectifier to convert the AC of your countries voltage to 12 VDC DC. The product uses 60 watt bulbs. This means that they will each need 5 amps. The product has 8 bulbs. This means that you will need a total of 40 amps. Therefore, you need to buy a transformer/rectifier that plugs into a standard receptacle and produces at least 40 amps of 12 VDC power. After you buy one, connect it to the cable that comes with the product.

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