Glossary

 
 
 
A
AC = alternating current - AC - alternating current, also used for alternating voltage: the voltage waveform...
 
ALLFILM - ALLFILM: conventional technology for medium and high voltage capacitors; aluminium...
 
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B
BAM - Overpressure protection, BAM: The BAM ("Break Action Mechanism") is based on an attenuated...
 
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C
CAPAGRIP™ - CAPAGRIP™: screw terminal developed by ELECTRONICON, for convenient connection...
 
Class P0 - Type A-(IEC/DIN-EN61048) and Class-P0-(IEC/DIN-EN60252)capacitors do not have a specific...
 
Clearance - Clearance (in Air): The shortest distance between conducting parts of the terminals...
 
Coating - Metallizing, coating: A thin self-healing mixture of zinc and aluminium is deposited...
 
Creepage - Creepage: The shortest distance along an insulated surface between conducting parts...
 
Critical environment - Critical or uncritical environment: Faults in capacitors without protection device...
 
CSA 22.2 - Canadian Standards Association (Canada) standard for AC-capacitors up to 600Vrms:...
 
Current Capability - High rms current capability: In power electronics, the Imax rating corresponds to the maximum...
 
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D
Degree of Protection IP20 - Degree of Protection IP20: The terminal block of CAPAGRIP K, L and M is rated IP20,...
 
Delta-connection - Delta-connection: Three-phase capacitor; the three capacitances are internally connected...
 
Detuned reactor - Detuned reactor: A detuned reactor connected in series with a capacitor (L-C-circuit)...
 
Dielectric Breakdown - Dielectric Breakdown: The selected dielectric material is designed to withstand the rated...
 
Discharge resistor - Integrated discharge resistor: the discharge resistors integrated in our low-voltage...
 
Dry Construction - Dry Construction: Capacitors filled with non-liquid materials, such as gas or solid...
 
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E
ENEC-VDE - ENEC-VDE: Homologized all-European approval under European Safety Standard (ENEC),...
 
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F
FIT-rate - Realiability, FIT-rate, Risk of Failures: The probability of component failures within...
 
Flame retardant - Flame retardant: Flame retardant materials contain chemical substances which inhibit...
 
Flat pack windings - Flat pack windings: The core of round-wound capacitor windings is removed and the windings...
 
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G
Gas - Inert/neutral gas: Non-toxic insulation gas, mainly containing Nitrogen (N2). No SF6 or other...
 
GOST - GOST: Official standard organisation of the Russian Federation.
 
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I
IEC60831 - IEC60831: Homologized standard of IEC and European Union (contents identical with...
 
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L
Lead-free - Lead-free: All capacitors manufactured after 1st January, 2006 are made with leadfree...
 
Loss factor - Loss factor, tan delta: Constant dissipation factor of the dielectric material for all capacitors...
 
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M
Metallizing - Metallizing, coating: A thin self-healing mixture of zinc and aluminium is deposited...
 
MKPc - MKPc: ELECTRONICON's proprietary name for "Metallized PP-Film, gas-filled, compact...
 
MKPg - MKPg: ELECTRONICON's proprietary name for "Metallized PP-Film, gas-filled". MKPg-type...
 
MP - MP: Metallized Paper - paper metallised from both sides, with non-metallised paper...
 
MSD - MSD™: ELECTRONICON's proprietary name for "Medium Voltage Capacitor, Self-healing,...
 
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O
Operating life - Operating life: Total span of capacitor operation with no more deviation of capacitance...
 
Overpressure protection - Overpressure protection, BAM: The BAM ("Break Action Mechanism") is based on an attenuated...
 
Overvoltage-proof - Overvoltage-proof: Ability of a capacitor to withstand voltages above the rated voltage....
 
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P
Partial Discharges - Partial dielectric discharges: Microbreakdowns in insulating materials which do not result...
 
PFC - Power Factor Correction, PFC: A capacitive reactive power resulting from the connection...
 
Phase Asymmetry - Phase Asymmetry, Phase Imbalance: The change of capacitance in one of the phases...
 
Plant oil, oil-filled - Plant oil, oil-filled: Natural oil based mainly on castor oil. Completely free of any toxic...
 
Power Factor Correction - Power Factor Correction, PFC: A capacitive reactive power resulting from the connection...
 
Pressure Switch - Pressure Switch: In the event of overvoltage or thermal overload or ageing at the end of the capacitor‘s...
 
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R
Ripple Voltages - Ripple Voltages: Peak-to-peak alternating component of a unidirectional voltage.
 
rms - rms: root-mean-square, also called the "effective" value.
 
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S
Self-healing - Self-healing: In the event of a dielectric breakdown the metal layers around the breakdown...
 
Self-inductance - Self-inductance: Sum of all inductive elements which are – for mechanical and construction...
 
Series Resistance - Series Resistance: Equivalent resistance representing the sum of all Ohmic resistances...
 
SINECUT - SINECUT™: The link between PP-fi lm and zinc contact layer is highly stressed during...
 
Surge current - Surge currents, current surges: Non-repetitive peak current IS that may occur non-repetitively...
 
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T
Thermal Fuse - Thermal Fuse: The thermal fuse is integrated in the capacitor core and responds to overtemperatures...
 
Tuned reactor - Tuned reactor: A tuned reactor connected in series with a capacitor (L-C-circuit)...
 
Type a - Type A-(IEC/DIN-EN61048) and Class-P0-(IEC/DIN-EN60252)capacitors do not have a specific...
 
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U
UL810 - Underwiters Laboratories (USA) standard for AC-capacitors: UL810
 
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V
VDE-Approval - VDE-Approval Mark: Approved by Germany's leading test institute VDE to German motor...
 
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W
Winding geometry - Winding geometry: The shape of a capacitor winding has substantial influence on its electrical...
 
WYE-connection - WYE-connection: Three-phase capacitor; the three capacitances are internally connected...
 
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