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EC Vocab Unit 4

TermDefinition
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter an electrical device that protects people from electric shock and electrocution by quickly shutting off power when it detects an imbalance in the current (common in bathrooms & kitchens)
Labeled an item has been designed, manufactured, tested, and inspected to meet the requirements of a listing agency
Outlet a socket in a wiring system that provides a place for electrical devices to draw power from an electrical circuit
Overload occurs when too much current passes through an electrical circuit, causing the wires to heat up and potentially melt
Panelboard Set of fuses or circuit breakers that control circuit loading in all or part of a building (Each breaker serves a single circuit)
Photovoltaic (PV) System one or more solar panels combined with an inverter and other electrical and mechanical hardware that use energy from the Sun to generate electricity
Raceway an enclosed conduit that provides a physical path for electrical wiring and protects it from damage
Receptacle a device that allows an electric cord to be plugged in to provide power to electrical devices (aka outlet)
Service the conductors, materials, and equipment that transfer power from the utility system to the wiring system that supplies the subject property with electrical power
Surge Arrester a device that protects electrical systems from power-related irregularities, such as voltage spikes and high-voltage electric shocks
Ungrounded the system is not intentionally connected to the ground, or to a conductive body that extends to the ground
Voltage (Nominal) the value assigned to a system or circuit of a given voltage class for the purpose of convenient designation
GFCI Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter
NEC National Electrical Code
PV Photovoltaic
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