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Electricity
A database referring to the existence of a flow of electric charge.
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Current transformer
Electrical equipment; Electricity
A transformer used to measure the amount of current flowing in a circuit. Its primary winding is rated in excess of the expected current of the circuit and the secondary will normally be rated at 5 ...
Coil loss
Electrical equipment; Electricity
Power loss in a transformer due to the flow of current. These losses are present only when the transformer is serving a load. Load losses vary by the square of the current magnitude. Load losses are ...
Collector roadway (lighting)
Electrical equipment; Electricity
The distributor and collector roadways servicing traffic between major and local roadways. These are roadways used mainly for traffic movements within residential, commercial and industrial areas.
Combination unilay
Electrical equipment; Electricity
A stranding configuration that uses two strand sizes to achieve a 3
Come-a-long
Electrical equipment; Electricity
A wire grip for holding a conductor or strand under tension.
Commercial (lighting)
Electrical equipment; Electricity
A business area of a municipality where there are ordinarily many pedestrians during night hours. The definition applies to densely developed business area outside, as well as within, the central ...
Compact stranding
Electrical equipment; Electricity
A stranding configuration with concentric strands in which each layer is passed through a compacting die to reduce the conductor diameter by approximately 10
