Industrial automation

Industrial automation

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front of a motor

Automation; Industrial automation

The end opposite the coupling or driving pulley (NEMA). This is sometimes called the opposite pulley end (O.P.E.) or commutator end (C.E.).

processor-resident local I/O

Automation; Industrial automation

I/O connected to a processor across a backplane. See local I/O and extended local I/O

contiguous

Automation; Industrial automation

A description of two or more areas, each of which is adjacent to another so that there is no separation between any parts of the total.

varistor

Automation; Industrial automation

A two-electrode semiconductor device with a voltage-dependant non-linear resistance that drops markedly as the applied voltage is increased. It is used to suppress transient voltage surges.

kinetic energy

Automation; Industrial automation

The energy of motion of a moving body.

extended local I/O

Automation; Industrial automation

I/O connected to a processor across a parallel link, thus limiting its distance from the processor. (See local I/O and processor-resident local I/O.)

intrinsic safety

Automation; Industrial automation

A design technique applied to electrical equipment and wiring for hazardous locations. It is based on limiting electrical and thermal energy to a level below that required to ignite hazardous ...