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A database referring to the existence of a flow of electric charge.
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Voltage transformer ratio
Electrical equipment; Electricity
The ratio of primary volts divided by secondary volts
Voltage transients
Electrical equipment; Electricity
A transient (sometimes called impulse) is an extremely fast disturbance (millionths of a second to a few milliseconds) evidenced by a sharp change in voltage. Transients can occur on your electric, ...
Voltage withstand test
Electrical equipment; Electricity
A field or factory test in which a conductor or electrical equipment is subjected to a higher than normal AC or DC voltage to test its insulation system.
Virtual private network (VPN)
Electrical equipment; Electricity
VPN stands for virtual private network, which is a private network of computers that is partially connected by public phone lines.
VR cable
Electrical equipment; Electricity
AAC or ACSR with Vibration Resistant Twisted Pair Construction.
Wide-area network (WAN)
Electrical equipment; Electricity
WAN stands for wide-area network, which is composed of two or more local-area networks (LANs). They can be made up of interconnected smaller networks spread throughout a building, a state, or the ...
Watt
Electrical equipment; Electricity
With ac measurements, effective power (measured in watts) equals the product of voltage, current, and power factor (the cosine of the phase angle between the current and the voltage).
