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  2. Bypass switch - Wikipedia

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    A bypass switch (or bypass TAP) is a hardware device that provides a fail-safe access port for an in-line active security appliance such as an intrusion prevention system (IPS), next generation firewall (NGFW), etc. Active, in-line security appliances are single points of failure in live computer networks because if the appliance loses power, experiences a software failure, or is taken off ...

  3. Uninterruptible power supply - Wikipedia

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    A hybrid (double conversion on demand) UPS operates as an off-line/standby UPS when power conditions are within a certain preset window. This allows the UPS to achieve very high efficiency ratings. When the power conditions fluctuate outside of the predefined windows, the UPS switches to online/double-conversion operation. [8]

  4. N+1 redundancy - Wikipedia

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    Redundancy is a form of resilience that ensures system availability in the event of component failure. Components (N) have at least one independent backup component (+1).The level of resilience is referred to as active/passive or standby as backup components do not actively participate within the system during normal operation.

  5. Live-line working - Wikipedia

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    This is because the line might become inadvertently charged (e.g. through a back-charged transformer, possibly as a result of an improperly connected, inadequately isolated emergency generator at a customer facility), or inductively coupled from an adjacent in-service line. To prevent this, the line is first grounded via a clamp known as a bond ...

  6. Disconnector - Wikipedia

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    Where it is adopted the earthing switch must be used and the performance must be increased by the typical value. The open-air disconnecting switches typically need maintenance every five years (every two years under very polluted conditions), while circuit breakers have maintenance intervals of 15 years.

  7. Interlock (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Power cannot be re-applied to the kiln until the kiln door is locked, releasing the key, and the key is then returned to the disconnecting switch interlock. [1] A similar two-part interlock system can be used anywhere it is necessary to ensure the energy supply to a machine is interrupted before the machine is entered for adjustment or maintenance.

  8. Earth-leakage circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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    RCDs exist in multiple sub-types, but the most basic form simply consists of a current transformer, in which the line and neutral conductors for the circuit are wound around a toroidal transformer core, and should there be a current leak between line and earth (ground), bypassing neutral, the imbalance in current flow between the line and ...

  9. High-voltage direct current - Wikipedia

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    Long distance HVDC lines carrying hydroelectricity from Canada's Nelson River to this converter station where it is converted to AC for use in southern Manitoba's grid. A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. [1]