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(electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity.
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(electronics, of a device) Using a battery to maintain operation when not powered by the main electrical supply (e.g. during a blackout).
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Of audio equipment: set up using biwiring.
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(electronics) A device used to build a (usually temporary) prototype of an electronic circuit and for experimenting with circuit designs. Both solder and solderless versions are available; the solderless type are easily reusable.
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(electronics) To output a voltage that is lower than the input voltage. See Wikipedia: Buck converter
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A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next; See also daisy chain
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(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
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(electricity) More specifically, a circuit breaker that automatically breaks overcurrent conditions; a type of overcurrent protective device.
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(countable) A specific system of electrical circuits in a particular device; (uncountable) the design of such a system.
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(electrical, often attributive) The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, especially in a three-phase system.
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(electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.
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(electrical engineering) A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.
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(Britain) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
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A path, or an interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed), capable of carrying an electric current.
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A current-limiting feature in power supplies and amplifiers.
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(of the pickup of an electric guitar) Having a pair of coils or reverse polarity connected in series.
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(electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
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A connected series of measurements, by means of a level, along a given line, such as that of a railroad, to ascertain the profile of the ground.
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(electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.
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(electronics) The voltage that is able to be supplied by a power source to be consumed by the electrical load.
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A radio antenna consisting of a loop (or loops) of wire, tubing, or other electrical conductor with its ends connected to a balanced transmission line.
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An electrical transformer connected in multiple or in parallel with the primary circuit.
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National Electrical Code: its purpose is the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity.
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An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
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An electrical circuit that has two or more components that are connected in parallel.
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The equivalent of an additional electrical circuit or wire, in reality not existing, obtained by certain arrangements of real circuits, as in some multiplex telegraph systems.
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(electronics) The manner in which an electrical connector or device is wired; the list of signals that correspond to each pin or output.
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(electronics) Being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits prior to automation and printed circuit boards, where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering.
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(electrical) A group of alternating current circuits having two or more interrelated voltages, usually of equal amplitudes, phase differences, and periods, etc; if a neutral conductor exists, the voltages referenced to the neutral are equal in amplitude and phase; the most common version is that of 3-phase, equal in amplitude with phases 120 degrees apart.
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(audio engineering) The line between two subwoofers where both are in phase.
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(electronics) A passive electronic component used to protect against overcurrent faults in circuits.
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(electricity) An automatic circuit breaker that rapidly disconnects an electric circuit when the imbalance of the currents going through it exceeds a specific value.
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Any electric circuit having all elements joined in a sequence such that the same current flows through them all
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(electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.
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The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
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Alternative form of smart grid [A computerized electrical grid which gathers and analyzes information from users to determine the most efficient and reliable operation of electricity distribution]
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A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.
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(electronics) An electromechanical switch controlled by a solenoid; solenoid switch, relay.
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(electricity) Using three separate alternating currents of the same voltage at different phases.
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A kind of resolver that combines a two-phase winding with a three-phase one.
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(sciences, engineering) A tube in the shape of a capital U, in certain applications having a semipermeable membrane in the middle.
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(electrical engineering) a vacuum circuit breaker
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A schematic representation of the components of an electrical device showing how electrical wiring must be connected.
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The electric current through one branch of the star arrangement of a three-phase circuit.
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