Glossary

ABB Drive Assistant For ABB Drives, particularly the ACS355 Series, the Drive Assistant provides a convenient method to … Read More

Bonding. The act of interconnecting two or more conductive bodies to establish electrical continuity and conductivity. Baseline Speed. … Read More

Capacitance / Stray Capacitance. Capacitance is the storage of electricity in a capacitor. Capacitance in the earth is … Read More

Demarcation Point. The term demarcation means the setting or marking of boundaries or limits. Demarcation point is the … Read More

Eddy Currents. Circulating currents induced in conductive materials by any type of varying electromagnetic fields. Effective Ground-Fault Current … Read More

Footing. As used in a building or other structure construction: A structural unit used to distribute loads of … Read More

Greenfield. The trade name for flexible metallic conduit. Ground Fault / Ground-Fault Overcurrent. (1) An abnormal connection in … Read More

High Voltage (High Tension). A general term used to describe circuits with system voltages greater than 600 volts … Read More

I/O Module Field replaceable modules that accept or send signals from field devices and condition the signal for … Read More

Kirchhoff’s Current Law.   The sum of the currents entering and leaving a node is equal to zero; the … Read More

Linear Load. A utilization-equipment load where the wave shape of the current follows — is in phase with … Read More

Megger. An electrical test instrument that uses a high-voltage output for insulation testing and high-resistance measurements. Motor Starter … Read More

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association is a group who publishes electrical and medical imaging standards.   No-Load Condition. … Read More