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Electricity
A database referring to the existence of a flow of electric charge.
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overcharge (battery)
Electrical equipment; Electricity
The forcing of current through a cell after all the active material has been converted to the charged state (after 100
overload
Electrical equipment; Electricity
The specified maximum magnitude of the input quantity that can be applied for a specified period of time without causing damage.
overshoot time
Electrical equipment; Electricity
The overshoot time is the difference between the operating time of the relay at a specified value of the input energizing quantity and the maximum duration of the value of input energizing quantity ...
oxygen recombination
Electrical equipment; Electricity
The process by which oxygen generated at the positive plate during charge reacts with the pure lead material of the negative plate and in the presence of sulfuric acid and reforms water.
packet
Electrical equipment; Electricity
When data is ready to be transmitted it is divided into pieces called packets. These packets contain information about which computer sent the data and where the data is going.
pad mounted transformer
Electrical equipment; Electricity
A transformer that is mounted on a pad (usually concrete or polycrete) that is used for underground service. Pad mounted transformers are available in single phase and three phase configurations.
parallel connection
Electrical equipment; Electricity
In the case of DC circuits, a way of joining two or more electrical devices or wires by connecting positive leads and negative leads together.
