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DC
Abbreviation for “Direct Current”.
EMC
The Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) concerns the technical and legal basics of the mutual
inuencing of electrical devices through electromagnetic elds caused by them in electrical engi-
neering.
FCC
FCC is the abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission.
Galvanic isolation
No conductive connection between two component parts.
GET
Grounding Electrode Terminal
GND
Ground
IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (read I-Triple-E) is an international
non-prot, professional organization for the advancement of technology related to electricity.
IMI
Isolation Monitor Interrupter
Initialization
Under initialization (cf. English to initialize) is understood the part of the loading process of a pro-
gram, in which the storage space required for the execution (e.g. variable, code, buers ...) for the
program is reserved and is lled with initial values.
ISC
Short Circuit Current
Local utility company
A local utility company is a company which generates electrical energy and distributes it over the
public grid.
MPP
The Maximum Power Point is the point on the current-voltage (I-V) curve of a module, where the
product of current and voltage has it’s maximum value.
NEC
The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is a United States standard for the safe installation
of electrical wiring and equipment.
Nominal power
Nominal power is the maximum permissible continuous power output indicated by the manufacturer
for a device or a system. Usually the device is also optimized so that the eciency is at its maximum
in case of operation with nominal power.
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