MGE UPS Systems EPS 8000 User Manual

Carrier

The company or individual responsible for delivering goods from one location to another.

C

Common.

CB

Circuit breaker.

cm

Centimeter.

dB

Decibels.

DC

Direct current.

Conduit

A flexible or rigid tube enclosing electrical conductors.

C.S.S.

Customer Support Service.

Current rating

The maximum current that a conductor or equipment can carry reliably without damage.

dBA

Decibel Adjusted.

dBrnC

Decibel above reference noise.

DC or dc

Direct current, or voltage.

Digital Meter

The LCD display on the front panel of inverter system.

Earth ground

A ground circuit that has contact with the earth.

Electrician

Refers to an installation electrician qualified to install heavy-duty electrical components in

accordance with local codes and regulations.  Not necessarily qualified to maintain or repair

electrical or electronic equipment.

FET

Field effect transistor.

Freq.

Frequency.

Frequency slew rate

The change in frequency per unit of time.  Given in term of Hz per second (Hz/sec.).

GND

Ground (safety).

Hz

Hertz, frequency measurement unit, 1Hz is one cycle per second.

Input branch 

circuit

The input circuit from the building power panel to the equipment.

Inverter

An electrical circuit that generates an AC sinewave output from a DC input.

Inverter mode

See “on-line” mode.

I

Current.

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission.

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Input branch circuit

The input circuit from the building power panel to the equipment.

Inverter

An electrical circuit that generates an AC voltage source from a DC voltage source.

IGBT

Insulated gate bipolar transistors