power loss
Grid goes dark
Power loss is a reduction or complete failure of electrical supply.
The term appears in contexts ranging from utility outages to engineering discussions of energy dissipation: The storm caused widespread power loss across the region.
In technical use, power loss refers to energy wasted as heat in transmission lines, transformers, or circuits—the difference between input and output power.
- blackoutComplete power loss
- rolling blackoutPlanned, sequential power interruptions
- outageLoss of electrical service
- failureLack of success
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
off the grid · darkness · pitch black · lights out · emergency generator · generator · electricity · brownout · voltage · circuit · breaker · blown fuse · restore · flicker · drain · dead battery · battery · backup
- Equipment Problemsrust, corrosion, wear, deterioration, breakdown
- electrical problemsoutage, blackout, brownout, voltage spike, electrical short
- circuit phenomenaimpedance, reactance, capacitance, inductance, resistance
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- car problemsflat tire, dead battery, engine light, check engine, brake failure
- battery problemsdead battery, battery drain, low battery, flat battery, overcharging
power losspower surge
Abrupt voltage increase
power spike · voltage surge · power boost · voltage spike · electrical surge
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