Generators

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Frequency Regulation

Electrical equipment; Generators

Frequency regulation is a measure that states the difference between no-load and full-load frequency as a percentage of full-load frequency.

Full Load

Electrical equipment; Generators

The greatest load that a circuit is designed to carry under specific conditions; any additional load is considered an overload.

Fuse

Electrical equipment; Generators

A protective device employing a fusible link that melts (blows) after a certain current level is exceeded for a certain length of time.

A fusible switch is an isolating switch and overcurrent protective device used for feeder or transfer switch isolation and protection. It is typically a manually operated, stored energy opening and ...

First Start Sensor

Electrical equipment; Generators

A first start sensor is an electronic device within some paralleling equipment that senses generator set and bus voltage and frequency, and determines whether or not a generator set is the first unit ...

Fibre Optic Cable

Electrical equipment; Generators

A technology using glass or plastic threads (fibers) to transmit data. A fibre optic cable is a bundle of either glass or plastic threads capable of transmitting messages modulated into light waves.

Pitch

Electrical equipment; Generators

Pitch is a mechanical design characteristic of a generator that indicates the ratio of the number of winding slots per generator pole to the number of slots enclosed by each coil.