Glossary
Standby Current
What is Standby Current? The input current drawn by a power supply when shut down by a control input (remote inhibit) or under no load. This is the current that [...]
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Server System Infrastructure
What is Server System Infrastructure? Server System Infrastructure (SSI) is a set of specifications created to define commonly used server components. The SSI [...]
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Soft Start
What does Soft Start mean? Soft start is the gradual turning on of an electronic power supply to avoid stressing the components by the sudden current or voltage [...]
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Short Circut Protection
In the event that the output is shorted, this circuit will protect the power supply by limiting the amount of current flowing through the short circuit.
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Sequencing
The technique of establishing a desired order of activating the outputs of a multiple output power supply.
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Separated Extra Low Voltage (SELV)
What is Separated Extra Low Voltage (SELV) Separated Extra Low Voltage (SELV) system is an extra low voltage electrical circuit that is electrically separated [...]
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Secondary Circuits
What are Secondary Circuits? Secondary circuits are those circuits supplied from transformer output windings that are electrically separated from the input [...]
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Secondary
The output section of an isolated power supply which is isolated from the AC mains and specially designed for safety of personnel who might be working with [...]
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Safety Ground
What is Safety Ground? A conductive path to earth that is designed to protect persons from electrical shock by shunting away any dangerous currents that might [...]
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Ripple & Noise
The amplitude of the AC component on the DC output of a power supply usually expressed in millivolts peak-to-peak or RMS. For a linear power supply it is [...]
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