Short circuit — A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) allows a current along a different path from the one intended. The electrical opposite of a short circuit is an open circuit , which is an infinite resistance between two nodes. It is common … Wikipedia
Open-circuit voltage — Definition of open circuit voltage. The box is any two terminal device, such as a battery or solar cell. The two terminals are not connected to anything (an open circuit ), so no current can flow into or out of either terminal. The voltage voc… … Wikipedia
Prospective short circuit current — The prospective short circuit current (PSCC) is the highest electric current which can exist in a particular electrical system under short circuit conditions. It is determined by the voltage and impedance of the supply system. It is of the order… … Wikipedia
Circuit breaker — For other uses, see Circuit breaker (disambiguation). An air circuit breaker for low voltage (less than 1000 volts) power distribution switchgear … Wikipedia
Voltage source — In electric circuit theory, an ideal voltage source is a circuit element where the voltage across it is independent of the current through it. A voltage source is the dual of a current source. In analysis, a voltage source supplies a constant DC… … Wikipedia
Voltage divider — In electronics, a voltage divider (also known as a potential divider) is a simple linear circuit that produces an output voltage ( V out) that is a fraction of its input voltage ( V in). Voltage division refers to the partitioning of a voltage… … Wikipedia
Voltage spike — In electrical engineering, spikes are fast, short duration electrical transients in voltage (voltage spikes), current (current spike), or transferred energy (energy spikes) in an electrical circuit.Fast, short duration electrical transients… … Wikipedia
Voltage regulator — A popular three pin 12 V DC voltage regulator IC. A voltage regulator is an electrical regulator designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage level. A voltage regulator may be a simple feed forward design or may include negative feedback … Wikipedia
circuit — [1] A source of electricity (battery), a resistance unit (headlight, etc.) and wires that form a path for the flow of electricity from the source through the unit and back to the source. The path of electrical current through an electrical system … Dictionary of automotive terms
Circuit quantum electrodynamics — (circuit QED) provide the means to study the fundamental interaction between light and matter. As in the field of cavity quantum electrodynamics a single photon within a single mode cavity coherently couples to a quantum object (atom). In… … Wikipedia