Glossary of Electrical Terms in English — O

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It happens — it happens, it happens (for any event)

Load switch-load switch

Open - disable

Open -delta connection — open delta connection

Open - disable

Opening mechanism - open mechanism

Opening time — closing time

Open-loop control — open-loop control

Operating characteristic — characteristic of the relay

Operational availability - operational availability

Operating current — operating current

Operating Impedance — Operating Impedance (Impedance)

Operating delay (of a relay) — delay of the relay when actuated

Operating range — operating range

Operational rules - operational rules

Protection uptime — protection response time

Punctuality of working hours

Operating voltage (in system) — operating voltage of the electrical network

Working coil - working coil

Operating current — operating current

Operational direction — direction of action

Optic cable

Optical link pilot protection system

Optocoupler — optical isolation, optocoupler

Vibrations — fluctuations

Oscillogram - oscillogram

Oscillograph - oscilloscope

Interruption - failure, emergency shutdown

Outdoor apparatus — equipment for outdoor installation

External substation — external substation

External switchgear - external switchgear

Outgoing (incoming) feeder — connection of the outgoing (power) line

Out of Service - Inactive

Out of order-defective

Out of service — put out of service

Out-of-step protection - relay protection from asynchronous operation

Moody-upset

Output circuit — output circuit

Output current — output current

Output relay module — block of output relays

Output stage - output stage

Output terminal — output terminal

Output value — output value

Output Coil — Output coil

Over … protection — protection of the maximum principle of action

Overcurrent protection — Overcurrent protection

Overload relay — an overcurrent protection relay

Overcurrent time delay relay - overcurrent protection with time dependent current characteristic

Overexcitement — overexcitement

Overloading in power transformers — overexcitation of power transformers

Overhaul — major overhaul

VL — overhaul

Overhead system — overhead power grid

Overheating — protection against overheating

Overload — overload Operation of overload — overload mode

Overload Protection — Overload protection

Overload Protection System — Overload protection system

Overload relay — turnip overload protection

Total Troubleshoot Time — Total troubleshoot time

Overshoot (for distance protection system) — extended area (for distance protection protection)

Overshoot — overshoot

Overspeed protection device - protection against overclocking of the turbine

Overvoltage — surge

Surge protection — Surge protection

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