OnLine Power Signal Saver IPC - Manual (Page 26)

6002-1842 Rev A ECO# 8881
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1.8 GLOSSARY
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------Ampere
AC: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Alternating Current
AC+: -----------------------------------------------------------------120 Volt AC, 60 hertz ungrounded
power source
AC-: -----------------------------------------------------------------120 Volt AC, 60 hertz grounded
return to power source
Ambient Temperature: ---------------------------------------Surrounding Temperature; usually
referred to as room temperature
Ampere-Hour: ---------------------------------------------------Expresses battery capacity and
the number of ampere-hours that
can be delivered by a storage
battery under specific condition as
to temperature, rate of discharge
and final voltage.
BBS: --------------------------------------------------------------- Battery Backup System
Capacity: --------------------------------------------------------- The ability of a fully charged
battery to deliver a specified
quantity of electricity (Amp-Hr, AH)
at a given rate (Amp, A) over a
specified period of time (Hr) is
defined by its capacity
Charging: ---------------------------------------------------------The procedure to convert the
chemicals in a storage battery to
their original condition by passing
a higher voltage electrical current
through the plate and electrolyte
Current: ----------------------------------------------------------- The time rate of flow of electricity.
Normally expressed as amperes
Controller Unit: ------------------------------------------------- The portion of the controller
assembly devoted to the
operational control of the logic
decisions programmed into the
assembly
DB: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Decibel
DC: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Direct Current
DIN: -----------------------------------------------------------------Deutsche Industry Norm
Discharge: ------------------------------------------------------- Conversion of a battery’s chemical
energy into electrical energy
EPROM: -----------------------------------------------------------Ultraviolet Erasable,
Programmable, Read Only
Memory Device
EEPROM: ---------------------------------------------------------Electrically Erasable,