Electricity

Electricity

A database referring to the existence of a flow of electric charge.

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reactance

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The opposition of inductance and capacitance to alternating current equal to the product of the sine of the angular phase difference between the current and voltage.

A component of apparent power (volt-amps) which does not produce any real power (watts) transfer (the sine of the phase angle between the current and the voltage). It is measured in VARs volt-amps ...

oscillograph

Electrical equipment; Electricity

An instrument for measuring alternating electric current or voltage by capturing the wave form. Electric Utilities use a variant called a Prefault Recorder, where the wave forms are stored for a ...

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Electrical equipment; Electricity

Government agency which seeks to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and ...

OSHA 29 CFR 1910, subpart s-electrical

Electrical equipment; Electricity

Occupational Safety and Health Standards. Section 1910 Subpart S-Electrical Standard number 1910.333 specifically addresses Standards for Work Practices.