Electricity

Electricity

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

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Pot

Electrical equipment; Electricity

1) Slang for an overhead transformer. 2) Short for "Potential".

Potential

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The voltage in a circuit. Reference is usually to the AC Voltage.

A transformer used measure the amount of Voltage in a circuit. Its primary is rated in excess of the expected voltage of the circuit and the secondary will normally be rated at 120 volts being equal ...

Pothead

Electrical equipment; Electricity

Slang for a device used to transition an overhead conductor to underground. Potheads are normally porcelain and have been largely replaced with non-ceramic, synthetic rubber, terminators of the type ...

Point-on-wave (POW)

Electrical equipment; Electricity

Point-on-Wave. Point-on-wave switching is the process to control moment of switching to minimise the effects (inrush currents, over-voltages).

Power

Electrical equipment; Electricity

Rate at which energy is released or consumed, expressed in watts.

Power electronics device

Electrical equipment; Electricity

An electronic device (e.g. thyristor or IGBT) or assembly of such devices (e.g. inverter). Typically used in a power transmission system to provide smooth control of output of an item of plant.