Electricity

Electricity

A database referring to the existence of a flow of electric charge.

Industry: Utilities

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Watt-hour

Electrical equipment; Electricity

1) A unit of work equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour; 2) 3600 Joules

A committee of western based electric utility engineers that provides a forum for establishment of guides that provide options, recommendations and practises for its members. These guides are used to ...

Wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi)

Electrical equipment; Electricity

Wi-Fi originally referred to the 802.11b specification for wireless LANs, but it is now used to describe any of the 802.11 wireless networking specifications.

Wire

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A strand or group of strands of electrically conductive material, normally copper or aluminum.

Wire lubricant

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A chemical compound used to reduce pulling tension by lubricating a cable when pulled into a duct or conduit.

Wireless bridging

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A networking bridge is used to connect two or more separate networks. A wireless bridge functions similar to a wireless network but can be used in situations in which running a cable would be ...

Work plane

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The plane at which work is usually done and on which the luminance is specified and measured. Unless otherwise indicated, this is assumed to be a horizontal plane 30" above the floor.