Glossary of Electrical Terms in English—U

U

Ultra high voltage — extremely high voltage

Unattended substation — Unattended substation

Unbalance current — unbalance current

Unbalanced conditions — unbalanced mode

Unbalanced Short Circuit — Unbalanced short circuit

Unblock - unblock (unblock)

Underdamping — weak damping

Under excitation-underexcitation

Under frequency load shedding — AFC

Underfrequency relay — underfrequency protection relay

Underground cable — cable line

Underground substation — an underground substation

Underground system — electric cable network

Shortage (for remote protection system)

Faulty phase — undamaged phase

Unidirectional — one direction

Unidirectional current — current in one direction

Unimeter — multimeter

Continuous work - continuous work

Uninterruptible power supply — guaranteed power supply

Unloading — Unloading

Unloaded line — unloaded power line

Unmanned — no personnel on duty

Unmanned substation — unmanned substation

Unstable — Unstable

Unused - no taps

Unwanted operation (of protective equipment)

Upper harmonics — higher harmonics

City network — city distribution network

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