TM 9-6150-226-13
Section II.
DEFINITION OF UNUSUAL TERMS (continued)
Feeder system:
Electrical cables and controls between the
generator set and the point of distribution.
Ground fault:
An undesirable condition of current flow in
the ground line of an electrical circuit.
Networking:
The interconnecting of two or more power
distribution systems.
Neutral:
The electrical conductor of a 3-phase system
with a potential such that the potential
difference between the neutral and each
phase is equal.
Phases:
The separate voltage waves in an alternating
current supply.
Power factor:
The ratio of actual power to apparent power
in an alternating current supply.
Single-phase system:
An alternating-current circuit with one hot
line and one neutral line.
Three-phase system:
An alternating-current with three hot lines
and one neutral line.
Voltage loss:
The voltage drop across the electrical
conductor.
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