Glossary
Load Regulation
What is Load Regulation? Load regulation is the measure of the ability of a power supply to maintain a constant output voltage despite changes in output current [...]
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Line Regulation
What is Line Regulation? Line Regulation is the change in output voltage due to variation of the input voltage with all other factors held constant. It is [...]
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LED Driver
What is an LED Driver? An LED driver is a self contained power supply which regulates the power required for an LED or array of LEDs. The light emitting diodes [...]
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Leakage Current
What is Leakage Current? Leakage current is the current that flows from either AC or DC circuit in an equipment to the chassis, or to the ground, and can be [...]
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Isolation Voltage
What is Isolation Voltage? The isolation voltage refers to the highest voltage that can be applied across a device for one second without compromising the [...]
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Isolation
What is power supply isolation? Isolation is the electrical or magnetic separation between two circuits and often used to separate two distinct sections of a [...]
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IP Rating
What is an IP Rating? IP rating, Ingress Protection Rating or International Protection Rating indicates the level of protection to which a product is protected [...]
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Inverter
What is an Inverter? An inverter converts the DC voltage to an AC voltage. In most cases, the input DC voltage is usually lower while the output AC is equal to [...]
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Inrush Current
What is Inrush Current? Inrush current is the instantaneous high input current drawn by a power supply or electrical equipment at turn-on. This arises due to [...]
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Input Line Filter
Input Line Filter Input Line Filter: An internally or externally mounted low-pass or band-reject filter at the power supply input which reduces the noise fed [...]
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