Apr 01,2025
Commonly used English word classification in the electrical industry
1.Electric items
2.Lines (Bus , circuits)
3. Equipments
4. Protection , relays
5. Electric instruments
1. Electric items
Alternating (direct) current
Short-circuit current
Initial subtransient short-circuit current
Impulse current
Steady state short-circuit current
Critical current
Rupturing current
Blow-out current
Fault current
Calculating current
Limit effective current
Over current
Inverse current
Setting current
Rated current
Current density
Maximum effective value of short-circuit current
High-voltage , High-tension
Low-voltage , Low-tension
Calculating voltage
Exciting voltage
Impulse voltage
Critical voltage
Residual voltage
Puncture voltage
Pulsating voltage
Supply voltage
Power voltage
Lighting voltage
Filament voltage
Rated voltage
Voltage loss
Over (under) voltage
Line voltage
Voltage drop
Working voltage
Primary voltage
Secondary voltage
Electric source (power supply)
Power supply for process control
6kV Flashing supply for 6kV control
Working power supply (electric source)
Emergency power supply (electric source)
Stabilized D.C. source
Control supply
D.C. source
A.C. source
Load calculation
Installed capacity
Electric demand
Power factor
Mounting height
Breakdown voltage
High-voltage test with working frequency
Surface flash-over
D.C. leakage
Volume resistivity
Dielectric loss angle
Puncture intensity
Voltage grade
Specific gravity
Feature
Phase sequence
Instantaneous
Angle of inclination
Span
Positive pole
Negative pole
Cross section area
Auxiliary source
Interrupting capacity
Current-carrying capacity
Correction factor
Continuous load
Continuous capacity
Longtime rating
Locked-rotor motor current
Limited load
Inductive load
Induced current
2.Lines (Bus , circuits)
Bus-bar
Closing power source bus
Flashing-bus
Spare bus
Post-supported plug-in bus way
Hook-supported plug-in bus way
Bracket-supported plug-in bus way
Miniature bus
Power supply miniature bus
Operating miniature bus
Miniature bus for fault signal
Flashing miniature bus
Main bus
D.C. main bus
Prewarning bus
Main line
Lighting main line
Grounding main line
Receptacle main line
Voltage main line
Terminal outgoing
Neutral
Branch-line
Lead-in
Electric circuit
A.C. distribution circuit
D.C. distribution circuit
Emergency lighting circuit
Control circuit
Grounding or neutralizing circuit
Signal circuit
Grounding with grounding electrodes
Temperature measuring circuit for stator winding
Grounding signal circuit
Flashing-signal circuit
Circuit for opening valve
Circuit for closing valve
Circuit for opening meter
Current-measuring circuit
Differential protective circuit
Over-current protective circuit
Closing circuit
Delayed shutdown circuit
Trip circuit
Exciting circuit
Spare circuit
Main circuit
Feeder circuit
Existing circuit
Single-wire circuit
Earthed circuit
Live circuit
3. Equipments
H.V. switchgear
Power distribution cabinet
Source distribution cabinet
D.C. switchboard (distribution panel)
A.C.L.V. switchboard (distribution panel)
Static capacitor cabinet
Receptacle box for miscellaneous power supplies
Control cabinet
Lighting (distribution panel)
Junction box
Outlet box
Switch box
Console
Sectionalizing panel
Incoming line panel
Electric control panel
Side board
Terminal box
Power supply box
Synchronizing cabinet
Special transformer H.V. cabinet for induction voltage regulator
Potential transformer cabinet
Signal panel
Floating panel
Battery panel
Charging panel
Bus tie cabinet
Transfer switch
Voltmeter change-over switch
Metal-clad switch (Iron-clad switch)
Cartridge fuse
Vacuum circuit breaker (V.C.B.)
Automatic switch
H.V. load break switch
3-pole HV circuit-breaker
Knife switch
Transfer switch
2-pole iron-clad switch
Fan speed regulator switch
Hermetic lighting switch
Explosion-proof lighting switch
Limit switch
H.V. disconnecting switch
Surface-mounted single-pole toggle switch
Flush-mounted single-pole toggle switch
Three-way switch
Hermetic packet type switch
Guard type switch
Interlock switch
Selecting switch for types of operation
Switch for control supply
Master switch (controller)
Multi-point change-over switch
Push-button
Control push-button
Explosion-proof control push-button
Emergency stopping push-button
Starting push-button
Stopping push-button
Push-button in field
damper
Push-button for sound release
Starter
Magnetic starter
Combination starter (Magnetic starter combination)
Power transformer
Voltage regulating transformer
Potential transformer
Current transformer
Lighting transformer
3-phase tertiary winding transformer
H.V. testing transformer
Local lighting transformer
Multi-range current transformer for measurement
Step-down transformer
Servo-motor
Dual-voltage motor
Induction motor
A.C. asynchronous motor
synchronous motor
3-phase slip-ring induction motor
3-phase squirrel-cage induction motor
Wound-rotor induction motor
Reaction motor
Diesel generator
Excitation generator
Surface-mounted 2-pole receptacle
Flush-mounted 2-pole receptacle
2-pole receptacle with grounding contact
Surface-mounted single phase 3-pole receptacle
Guard type surface-mounted 3-phase 4-pole receptacle
Standard dome lighting fitting
Enameled high bay lighting fitting
Water and dust proof lighting fitting
Safety lighting fitting
Explosion-proof lighting fitting
Goose-neck light
Wall light
High pressure mercury vapor lighting fitting
Flood-light (projection light)
Signal lamp
Ceiling-mounted lighting fitting
Local lighting fitting
Lamp holder
Emergency lighting fitting
H.P. mercury fluorescent lighting fitting
Wide lit type industrial fitting
High bay lighting fitting
Incandescent lamp (bulb)
Globe lamp
flush type fluorescent lighting fitting
Red obstruction lamp for aviation
Street lighting in plant area
Street lamp
Inspection hole lamp
goose-neck post lamp , pole lamp
Semigraph and alarm signal
Selsyn
Exciter
Display
Potentiometer
Internal resistance
() Fixed resistance
Release , trip
Shunt trip
Special no-voltage release
" Or" switch amplifier
Brake
Capacitor
Rectifier
Chock
Shunt
Oil immersed rheostat
Frequency sensitive rheostat
Sliding rheostat
Buzzer
Space heater (for motor)
Motor operating mechanism for air circuit-breaker
Silicon controlled rectifier excitation device
Protective device (element)
Flashing device
Lightning arrester
Phase failure protection
4.Protection , relays
Signal relay
Over-current relay
Voltage relay
Time relay
Auxiliary relay
Thermal relay
Temperature relay
Gas relay
Auxiliary relay for control supply
Relay for auto-operation
Under-voltage relay
Over-voltage relay
Interlock relay
Impact relay
Close position relay
Reverse-current relay
Differential current relay
Differential relay
Current relay
Power relay
Earthing relay
Reclosing relay
Synchronous relay
Quick acting relay
Definite time relay
Photoelectric relay
Electronic relay
Electromagnetic relay
Electrodynamic relay
Gas-pressure relay
Relay N.O. contact
Relay N.C. contact
() Relay holding contact (N.O.)
Self-return button with N.C. contact
Contact for semigraph signal
Shock excitation contact
Induction coil
Current coil
Trip coil
Close coil
Releasing coil
Tripping coil
Prewarning signal
Breakage signal of trip circuit
Fault trip signal of breaker
Tripping audible signal
Heavy gas prewarning signal
Temperature prewarning signal
. Fault signal in manual/automatic operation
Protective trip
Control trip
Manual trip
Emergency shutdown at substation
Fault in process
Fault in excitation
No-voltage alarm of working electric source
On and off of working electric source
Throw-in of working electric source
supply of emergency electric source
Indicating of operation
Indicating of throw-in
Indicating of synchronism
Delayed shutdown
Switch off the power supply
Instantaneous trip and over-current off/on
Self-holding
Self-lock
Interlocking
Insulation supervision
Voltage supervision
Release of interlock
. Transfer of working and emergency power supply
Synchronization of generator to working bus
Heavy gas protection
Over-torque protection during opening and closing valve
Sequence of motor starting
Name plate denotation (inscription)
5. Electric instruments
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Three-phase three-wire kilowatt-hour meter , kWh meter
Single-phase kilowatt-hour meter
Three-phase kilovar-hour meter
Active power meter , kilowatt meter
Reactive power meter , kilovar meter
Three-phase watt meter
Power factor meter
Frequency meter
Galvanoscope
Ohmmeter
Phase meter
Tachometer
Wave-length meter
3-phase 4-wire standard watthour-meter
Overload ammeter
Low power-factor wattmeter
A.C./D.C. multi-purpose tongtester
Megger , Megohmmeter
Avometer
Microammeter
Milliammeter
Various kind of measuring instruments
Earthing resistance tester
Vacuum tube voltmeter
Electric second-meter
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