voltage drop
Lost electrical pressure
Voltage drop is the reduction in electrical potential as current flows through a circuit element like a wire, resistor, or connection.
Some energy is lost to resistance along the path: The voltage drop across that old extension cord is why your tools aren't running at full power.
Engineers calculate voltage drop to ensure devices receive adequate power, especially over long wire runs.
Capacity to withstand force
- impedanceAC circuit opposition
- currentDirected flow of charge
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
- loadCarried weight or burden
wire gauge · series circuit · parallel circuit · formula · equation
Current-limiting circuit element
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- loadCarried weight or burden
- wireThin metallic conductor
- terminalAt the endpoint
wiring · circuit breaker · fuse · semiconductor · diode · transistor · capacitor · inductor
Gradual loss or scattering
- power lossFailure of electrical supply
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
degradation · reduction · attenuation · wastage · diminution · sag · brownout
Electrical energy delivery device
- transmission lineSignal-carrying conductor structure
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- solar panelLight-to-power converter
Combined electrical measuring device
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- probesInvestigative examinations
- test leadsDiagnostic electrical connectors
calibration · readout · diagnostics · precision · accuracy · specifications · data logging · waveform
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
load · wire gauge · series circuit · parallel circuit · formula · equation
resistor
Current-limiting circuit element
terminal · wiring · circuit breaker · fuse · semiconductor · diode · transistor · capacitor · inductor · transformer
dissipation
Gradual loss or scattering
- power lossFailure of electrical supply
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
leakage · degradation · reduction · attenuation · wastage · diminution · sag · brownout
power supply
Electrical energy delivery device
- transmission lineSignal-carrying conductor structure
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- batteryPortable electricity storage
multimeter
Combined electrical measuring device
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- probesInvestigative examinations
test leads · calibration · readout · diagnostics · precision · accuracy · specifications · data logging · waveform · sensitivity
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- battery problemsdead battery, battery drain, low battery, flat battery, power loss
- electrical wiringwires, wire, ground wire, circuit, grounding wire
- chip designASIC, CMOS, fab, layout, die
- Circuit Analysiscurrent, resistance, Ohm's law, series circuit, parallel circuit
- electrical powerthree-phase, polyphase, AC, alternating current, power transmission
voltage droppower surge
Abrupt voltage increase
voltage spike · overvoltage · step-up · voltage surge · amplification
drop, voltage, volts, voltmeter, voltaic, voltages, millivolt, volte-face, kilovolt