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  2. Orders of magnitude (current) - Wikipedia

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    High power LED current (peak 2.7 A) [5] 5 A One typical 12 V motor vehicle headlight (typically 60 W) 9 A 230 V AC, toaster, kettle (2 kW) 10 1: 10 or 20 A 230 V AC, Europe common domestic circuit breaker rating 15 or 20 A 120 V AC, United States, Canada and Mexico domestic circuit breaker rating 16.6 A 120 V AC, toaster, kettle (2 kW) 20 A

  3. Pre-charge - Wikipedia

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    Precharging a high voltage DC power distribution line can control the inrush current into capacitive components, reducing stress and supporting a long component life. The functional requirement of the high voltage pre-charge circuit is to minimize the peak current out from the power source by slowing down the dV / dT of the input power voltage ...

  4. Prospective short-circuit current - Wikipedia

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    The effect of too high short-circuit current is discussed in the previous section. The short-circuit current should be around 20 times the rating of the circuit to ensure the branch circuit protection clears a fault quickly. Quick disconnecting is needed, because during a line-to-ground short circuit the grounding pin potential on the power ...

  5. Inrush current - Wikipedia

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    Inrush current, input surge current, or switch-on surge is the maximal instantaneous input current drawn by an electrical device when first turned on. Alternating-current electric motors and transformers may draw several times their normal full-load current when first energized, for a few cycles of the input waveform.

  6. Mathematics of three-phase electric power - Wikipedia

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    The plotted line represents the variation of instantaneous voltage (or current) with respect to time. This cycle repeats with a frequency that depends on the power system. In electrical engineering , three-phase electric power systems have at least three conductors carrying alternating voltages that are offset in time by one-third of the period.

  7. Current density - Wikipedia

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    In electromagnetism, current density is the amount of charge per unit time that flows through a unit area of a chosen cross section. [1] The current density vector is defined as a vector whose magnitude is the electric current per cross-sectional area at a given point in space, its direction being that of the motion of the positive charges at this point.

  8. Ampacity - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the type of insulating material, common maximum allowable temperatures at the surface of the conductor are 60, 75, and 90 °C, often with an ambient air temperature of 30 °C. In the United States, 105 °C is allowed with ambient of 40 °C, for larger power cables, especially those operating at more than 2 kV. Likewise, specific ...

  9. Gain (electronics) - Wikipedia

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    A gain greater than one (greater than zero dB), that is, amplification, is the defining property of an active device or circuit, while a passive circuit will have a gain of less than one. [4] The term gain alone is ambiguous, and can refer to the ratio of output to input voltage (voltage gain), current (current gain) or electric power (power ...