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Electricity

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

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Electricity

interruption, sustained

Electrical equipment; Electricity

Any interruption not classified as momentary. Any interruption longer that five (5) minutes.

interstices

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The space between two or more objects, such as the individual strands in a stranded conductor or conductors in a cable.

intranet

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A restricted access network that works like the internet but is not. Usually owned and managed by a corporation, an Intranet enables a company to share its resources with its employees without ...

intrinsic error

Electrical equipment; Electricity

An error determined when the transducer is under reference conditions.

inverse time delay relay

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A dependent time delay relay having an operating time which is an inverse function of the electrical characteristic quantity.

inverter

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A device that converts DC electricity into single or multiphase AC electricity.

investor owned utility (IOU)

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A utility company whose assets are owned by investors and whose stock is publicly traded.

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