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Pass Thru

Electrical equipment; Generators

Refers to a junction box connection where the network bus comes to a connector and then continues straight on through. In most Pass Thru connections, very little input and output is done.

PDU

Electrical equipment; Generators

Power Distribution Unit. This electrical device is used to control the distribution of power to the individual loads.

Peak Load

Electrical equipment; Generators

Peak load is the highest point in the kilowatt demand curve of a facility. This is used as the basis for the utility company's demand charge.

Phase angle refers to the relation between two sine waves which do not pass through zero at the same time. Considering one full cycle to be 360 degrees, the phase angle expresses how far apart the ...

Phase Rotation

Electrical equipment; Generators

Phase rotation describes the order (A-B-C, R-S-T, or U-V-W) of the phase voltages at the output terminals of a three-phase generator. The generator phase rotation must match the facility phase ...

Pilot lamp

Electrical equipment; Generators

A lamp used to indicate the condition of an associated circuit.

Power Circuit Breaker

Electrical equipment; Generators

A power circuit breaker is a circuit breaker whose contacts are forced closed via a spring-charged, over-center mechanism to achieve fast closing (5-cycle) and high withstand and interrupting ...