Glossary
Ground
What does Ground Mean? The ground is an electrical connection to earth or some other conductor that is connected to earth. Sometimes the term “ground” is used [...]
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Green Mode
What is Green mode? Green mode is a power saving mode, a power management feature that enables electrical equipment such as computers, printers and monitors, to [...]
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Forward Converter
What is a Forward Converter? A forward converter is a switching power supply circuit that transfers the energy from the primary to the secondary while the [...]
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Flyback Converter
What is a Flyback Converter The flyback converter is a power supply topology that uses mutually coupled inductor, to store energy when current passes through [...]
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Frequency Filter
A frequency filter is an electrical circuit that alters the amplitude and sometimes phase of an electrical signal with respect to frequency. Filters are used in [...]
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Ferroresonant Power Supply
What is a Ferroresonant Power Supply? A ferroresonant power supply is a transformer-based power supply that uses nonlinear magnetic properties and a resonant [...]
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FCC
FCC: Federal Communications Commission. The US Federal Communications Commission specifies the maximum amounts of conducted noise signals (EMI) and radio [...]
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Fault Mode Input Current
Fault Mode Input Current: The input current to a power supply with a short circuit on the output.
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Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR)
What is Equivalent Series Resistance? The equivalent series resistance of a capacitor is the internal resistance that appears in series with the capacitance of [...]
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Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
What is Electromagnetic Interference? Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) usually refers to unwanted electrical noise present on a power line. This noise may [...]
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