Electrical Engineering Glossary

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What is the reciprocal of impedance?

  • Admittance (correct)
  • Ampacity
  • Askarel
  • Alternator

Which instrument is used for measuring electric current?

  • Ammeter (correct)
  • Armored Cable
  • Air Switch
  • Alternating Current

What is the average value of an alternating current over a period?

  • $1$ coulomb per second
  • $1$ ampere
  • $1$ volt
  • $0$ (correct)

Which type of circuit breaker has interruption occur in air?

<p>Air Switch (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge flow rate for an Ampere?

<p>$1$ coulomb per second (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Appliance branch circuit' supplies energy to outlets for connecting appliances but not which other type of fixtures?

<p>Lighting fixtures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an armored cable?

<p>For mechanical protection (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of equipment does an appliance branch circuit supply energy to?

<p>Appliances and lighting fixtures (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which equipment is cooled by forced circulation of air through its core and coils?

<p>Air Blast Transformer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of an air switch?

<p>To interrupt circuits in air (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of alternating current in terms of its average value over a period?

<p>Zero average value (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an ammeter measure?

<p>Electric current (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does askarel, mentioned in the text, evolve when decomposed by an electric arc?

<p>Nonflammable gaseous mixture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a synchronous generator, also known as alternator?

<p>Changing mechanical power into electrical power (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does ampacity refer to?

<p>Current a conductor can carry continuously without exceeding temperature rating (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes an appliance in electrical terms?

<p>Consumes electric current, fixed or portable such as heating or motor-operated equipment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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