Glossary
Operating Temperature
What is Operating Temperature? The operating temperature is the range of ambient temperature within which a power supply, or any other electrical equipment, [...]
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Operating Range
What is Operating Range? The operating range is the minimum and maximum input voltage limits within which a power supply will operate to specifications. A power [...]
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Off Line
A power supply which receives its input power from the AC line, without using a 50/60 Hz power transformer prior to rectification and filtering, hence the term [...]
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Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer. The term orginally refered to a company that supplied equipment to another company to resell or incorporate into their own [...]
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Nonrecurring Engineering (NRE)
Non-recurring engineering (NRE) covers the research, design, development, testing, and other functions required when coming up with a new product or custom [...]
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Noise
What is Noise? Noise is the undesirable electrical signal which interferes with, or distorts the desired signal. There are different types of noise; some are [...]
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MTBF
What is MTBF? – Mean Time Between Failures The Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is a measurement of the relative reliability of a power supply based upon [...]
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Minimum Load
What is Minimum Load? The minimum load is the minimum current or power that must be drawn from the power supply in order for the supply to meet its performance [...]
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Margining
What is Margining? Adjusting a power supply output voltage up or down from its minimal setting in order to verify system performance margin with respect to [...]
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Magnetic Amplifier
Magnetic Amplifier Sometimes abbreviated “Mag Amp,” a saturating inductor which is placed in series with a power supply output for regulation purposes. A [...]
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