derated
Lowered official rating
Derated describes equipment or systems operating below their maximum rated capacity.
A power plant might be derated during hot weather when cooling efficiency drops.
Electrical components get derated at high altitudes or temperatures.
The term appears in engineering, utilities, and aviation contexts: The generator was derated to 80% capacity due to ambient heat.
Made less in amount
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- downgradedReduced in status
cut · scaled-down · trimmed · curtailed · adjusted · modified · limited · restricted
Energy transfer rate
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
generator · motor · wattage · load · current · output · thermal · specification
Reduced in status
- relegatedAssigned lower rank
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- declassifiedMade publicly accessible
- reclassifiedAssigned to different category
subordinated · lowered · reduced · busted · stripped · repositioned · reassigned
reduced
Made less in amount
downgraded · cut · scaled-down · trimmed · curtailed · adjusted · modified · limited · restricted · capped
power
Energy transfer rate
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
transformer · generator · motor · wattage · load · current · output · thermal · specification · nameplate
downgraded
Reduced in status
- relegatedAssigned lower rank
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- declassifiedMade publicly accessible
reclassified · subordinated · lowered · reduced · busted · stripped · repositioned · reassigned
derateduprated
Officially increased in rating
upgraded · boosted · supercharged · overclocked · enhanced