Electrical equipment

Electrical equipment

Any equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons.

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Reactor

Electrical equipment; Generators

A reactor is an electrical device that applies only reactive load to a system.

Real Power

Electrical equipment; Generators

Real power is the product of current, voltage and power factor (the cosine of the angle by which current leads or lags voltage) and is expressed as W (watts).

Rectifier

Electrical equipment; Generators

An electronic device that converts AC power to DC power (AC/DC).

Regulation

Electrical equipment; Generators

A method of limiting voltage to a narrow range.

Resistance

Electrical equipment; Generators

Resistance is the opposition to the flow of current in DC and AC circuits. It is expressed in ohms and its symbol is R.

Risers

Electrical equipment; Generators

Risers are rectangular copper or aluminum bars that connect circuit breakers, fusible switches, and transfer switches with the main system bus. As with bus bars, they are sized ...