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81Current limiting — is the practice in electrical or electronic circuits of imposing an upper limit on the current that may be delivered to a load with the purpose of protecting the circuit generating or transmitting the current from harmful effects due to a short… …
82Consumer mains wiring — Đomestic consumer mains wiring refers to the wiring in the house hold premises and low voltage installations. Even though arbitrary electric wiring demands detailed calculations for selection of conductor sizes, circuit breakers, voltage drops… …
83Shunt (electrical) — In electronics, a shunt is a device which allows electric current to pass around another point in the circuit. The term is also widely used in photovoltaics to describe an unwanted short circuit between the front and back surface contacts of a… …
84Electrical breakdown — in an electric discharge showing the ribbon like plasma filaments from a Tesla coil. The term electrical breakdown or electric breakdown has several similar but distinctly different meanings. For example, the term can apply to the failure of an… …
85Electrical bonding — is the practice of intentionally electrically connecting all metallic non current carrying items in a room or building as protection from electric shock. If a failure of electrical insulation occurs, all metal objects in the room will have the… …
86Power entry module — A power entry module is an electromechanical component used in electrical appliances and electronic equipment, replacing a power inlet connector and one or more other components. They can be helpful in saving space and cutting manufacturing costs …
87Outage management system — An Outage Management System (OMS) is a computer system used by operators of electric distribution systems to assist in restoration of power. Contents 1 Major Functions of an OMS 2 OMS Principles and Integration Requirements 3 OMS Benefits …
88Appliance classes — In the electrical appliance manufacturing industry, the following IEC protection classes are used to differentiate between the protective earth connection requirements of devices. Contents 1 Class 0 1.1 Class 01 2 Class I 3 …
89Service drop — A service drop is an electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer s house. When these lines are insulated and twisted together, they are referred to as a triplex cable.Usually, a service drop is made up of two 120 volt lines and a… …
90Power supply unit (computer) — Power supply unit with top cover removed A power supply unit (PSU) supplies direct current (DC) power to the other components in a computer. It converts general purpose alternating current (AC) electric power from the mains (110 V to… …
