Utilities

Utilities

Of or related to any publicy utility institution mandated with maintaining the infrastructure for a particular public service; such as the provision of water, gas and electricity.

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registered jack 45 (RJ-45)

Electrical equipment; Electricity

Connectors used to connect computers to LANs or phones with many lines. It is able to house up 8 wires that is twice as many wires as the RJ-11.

root-mean-square

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The effective value of alternating current or voltage. The RMS value equates an AC current or voltage to a DC current or voltage that provides the same power transfer.

router

Electrical equipment; Electricity

Device utilized to route data from one local-area network to another or to a phone line's long-distance line.

distortion factor

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The ratio between the r.m.s. value of the harmonic content and the r.m.s. value of the non-sinusoidal quantity.

distribution automation

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A system consisting of line equipment, communications infrastructure, and information technology that is used to gather intelligence about a distribution system. It provides ...

distribution system

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A term used to describe that part of an electric power system that distributes the electricity to consumers from a bulk power location such as a substation. It includes all lines ...