5 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Electrical equipment > Generators
Generators
Industry: Electrical equipment
Add a new termContributors in Generators
Generators
Capacitor:
Electrical equipment; Generators
A device that stores electrostatic energy in a manner similar to the way an inductor stores electromagnetic energy. Often used for filtering or DC blocking.
Hertz (Hz)
Electrical equipment; Generators
The term Hertz is the preferred designation for cycles per second (CPS) and is used to describe frequency. Appliances in the US use 60 Hz, elsewhere it is 50 Hz.
Phase
Electrical equipment; Generators
Phase refers to the windings of an AC generator. In a three-phase generator there are three windings, typically designated as A-B-C, R-S-T or U-V-W. A single-phase generator has only one winding.
Power
Electrical equipment; Generators
Power refers to the rate of performing work or of expending energy. Typically, mechanical power is expressed in terms of horsepower and electrical power in terms of kilowatts.
Watt
Electrical equipment; Generators
A unit for measuring total electric power. The unit of measure for true power.
Efficiency (EFF)
Electrical equipment; Generators
Efficiency is the ratio of total output power to input power expressed as a percentage.
EIA
Electrical equipment; Generators
Electronic Industries Alliance. An organisation that helps set standards in the electronics industry.
