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Electron

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

A stable elementary, negatively charged particle that circles around the centre or nucleus in an atom.

Electrostatic discharge

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

A sudden and large increase in current through an insulation medium due to the complete failure of the medium under the electrostatic stress.

An electrified portion of matter of sub-atomic, atomic, or molecular dimensions such as is formed when a molecule of gas loses an electron (when the gas is stressed electrically beyond the critical ...

Contaminant

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

An impurity or foreign substance present in or on a material and affecting one or more properties of the material.

Dielectric breakdown

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

An electrical discharge within a dielectric due to an applied electric field in excess of the dielectric strength of the material.

Conductor

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

An electrical path that offers comparatively little resistance. A wire or combination of wires not insulated from each other, suitable for carrying a single electric current.