Electricity

Electricity

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

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Overshoot time

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The overshoot time is the difference between the operating time of the relay at a specified value of the input energising quantity and the maximum duration of the value of input energising quantity ...

Oxygen recombination

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The process by which oxygen generated at the positive plate during charge reacts with the pure lead material of the negative plate and in the presence of sulfuric acid and reforms water.

Packet

Electrical equipment; Electricity

When data is ready to be transmitted it is divided into pieces called packets. These packets contain information about which computer sent the data and where the data is going.

Pad mounted transformer

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A transformer that is mounted on a pad (usually concrete or polycrete) that is used for underground service. Pad mounted transformers are available in single phase and three phase configurations.

Polyethylene (PE)

Electrical equipment; Electricity

PE is a thermoplastic wire and cable insulating material that is also used for cable jacketing.

Residential (lighting)

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A residential development, or a mixture of residential and small commercial establishments, characterised by few pedestrians during nighttime hours. This definition includes area with single-family ...