Electricity

Electricity

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

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Power factor

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The ratio of energy consumed (watts) versus the product of input voltage (volts) times input current (amps). In other words, power factor is the percentage of energy used compared to the energy ...

Power line carrier communication

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A mean of transmitting information over a power transmission line by using a carrier frequency superimposed on the normal power frequency.

Power marketer

Electrical equipment; Electricity

An entity that takes title to electric power and then resells the power to end-use customers. This "middleman," which acts for itself in negotiating contracts, purchases, or sales of electrical ...

Power transformer

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A large transformer, generally larger than 1,000 kVA in capacity.

Point-to-point protocol (PPP)

Electrical equipment; Electricity

PPP is the internet standard for serial communications. PPP defines how modem connexion exchanges data packets with other systems on the internet.

The smallest environmentally protected, essentially planar assembly of solar cells and ancillary parts, such as interconnections, terminals and protective devices such as diodes intended to generate ...