{"id":1207,"date":"2026-06-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mordio.com\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:00:00","slug":"breve-histoire-des-prises-et-fiches-electriques-d-edison-a-usb-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mordio.com\/fr\/a-brief-history-of-electrical-plugs-and-sockets-from-edison-to-usb-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Une br\u00e8ve histoire des prises et fiches \u00e9lectriques : d'Edison \u00e0 l'USB-C"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>L'\u00e9volution des prises et fiches \u00e9lectriques : plus de 100 ans d'innovation<\/h2>\n<p>Le <strong>history of electrical plugs and sockets<\/strong> spans more than a century, from Thomas Edison&#8217;s early screw-base lamp holders to today&#8217;s USB-C charging sockets. Understanding this evolution provides context for the standards we use today and reveals why the world has so many incompatible plug types.<\/p>\n<h2>Les d\u00e9buts (ann\u00e9es 1880-1910)<\/h2>\n<p>When electricity first entered homes in the 1880s, there were no standardised plugs or sockets. Appliances were either hardwired or connected via Edison&#8217;s screw socket, originally designed for light bulbs. The first recognisable two-pin plug was invented by Harvey Hubbell in 1904 in the United States. His design was a simple two-pin connector that could be plugged into a socket \u2014 a revolutionary concept at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Au Royaume-Uni, les premi\u00e8res fiches domestiques \u00e9taient des mod\u00e8les \u00e0 deux broches non mises \u00e0 la terre et souvent interchangeables entre diff\u00e9rentes tensions nominales \u2013 cr\u00e9ant de s\u00e9rieux risques de s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Cela a conduit au d\u00e9veloppement de la fiche British Standard 546 en 1934, qui a introduit le concept d'une norme unifi\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<h2>La norme BS 1363 (1947)<\/h2>\n<p>After World War II, the UK introduced the <strong>Norme BS 1363<\/strong> for three-pin 13A plugs. This was a groundbreaking design featuring shutters over the live and neutral terminals (preventing insertion of foreign objects), a mandatory earth pin (making all domestic appliances grounded), and built-in fuse protection (allowing different current ratings for different appliances). The BS 1363 standard remains in use today across the UK, Ireland, and many Commonwealth countries.<\/p>\n<h2>Europe continentale : normes Schuko et fran\u00e7aise<\/h2>\n<p>L'Allemagne a d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 le syst\u00e8me Schuko (Type F) dans les ann\u00e9es 1920, qui utilisait une mise \u00e0 la terre par contact lat\u00e9ral. La France a d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 son propre syst\u00e8me Type E avec une broche de terre m\u00e2le dans la prise. Les deux syst\u00e8mes fonctionnaient \u00e0 220 V mais adoptaient des approches diff\u00e9rentes de la mise \u00e0 la terre. Au fil du temps, des produits hybrides E\/F ont \u00e9merg\u00e9 pour faire le pont entre les deux normes en Europe.<\/p>\n<h2>Am\u00e9rique du Nord : normalisation NEMA<\/h2>\n<p>Aux \u00c9tats-Unis, la National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) a introduit des configurations standardis\u00e9es de fiches et prises dans les ann\u00e9es 1930. La fiche non mise \u00e0 la terre NEMA 1-15 (Type A) et la fiche mise \u00e0 la terre NEMA 5-15 (Type B) sont devenues la norme pour l'Am\u00e9rique du Nord \u00e0 110-120 V.<\/p>\n<h2>Innovations modernes<\/h2>\n<p>Le 21e si\u00e8cle a apport\u00e9 les prises de charge USB, les prises intelligentes avec contr\u00f4le Wi-Fi et les adaptateurs de voyage universels. Les organismes de normalisation internationaux continuent de travailler vers une plus grande compatibilit\u00e9. La norme IEC 60906-1 propos\u00e9e en 1986 comme syst\u00e8me universel 230 V n'a \u00e9t\u00e9 adopt\u00e9e que par quelques pays (Br\u00e9sil, Afrique du Sud) mais repr\u00e9sente des efforts continus vers une harmonisation mondiale.<\/p>\n<h2>R\u00e9flexions Finales<\/h2>\n<p>The diversity of plug and socket standards around the world reflects the fragmented development of electrical infrastructure in the early 20th century. At <a href=\"https:\/\/mordio.com\/fr\/\">MORDIO<\/a>, we manufacture products across multiple historical standards, from the enduring BS 1363 to modern USB-C integrated sockets, bridging the gap between legacy infrastructure and future technology.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Evolution of Electrical Plugs and Sockets: Over 100 Years of Innovation The history of electrical plugs and sockets spans more than a century, from Thomas Edison&#8217;s early screw-base lamp holders to today&#8217;s USB-C charging sockets. 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