Glossary of Electrical Terms in English — M

M

Magnetic circuit — magnetic circuit

Magnetizing current — magnetizing current

Magnetizing shock — pressure of the magnetizing current

Magnetizing push limiter — push the brake

Magnetoelectric relay — magnetoelectric relay

Magneto-hydrodynamic thermal power plant (MHD power plant) - magnetohydrodynamic power plant (MHD power plant)

Magnetomotive force — magnetomotive force

Degree of disturbance — the degree of violation of the regime

Main bus — a working bus system

Main generator - the main generator

Basic protection - basic protection

Mains voltage — mains voltage

Maintenance - operation (maintenance)

Support tests — performance tests

Maintenance — ongoing repair

Make and break — switching

Interruption time - time of pause without current in automatic reclosing

Make time — Total power-on time

Realization of capacity — power on

Minor operation - false action

Piloted substation — substation with service personnel

Manual close — manual close

Manual opening — manual shutdown

Manual adjustment — manual adjustment

Master controller — central regulator

Master substation — reference substation

Matching transformer - matching transformer

Maximum asymmetric short-circuit current — maximum value of asymmetric short-circuit current

Overvoltage Relay — Overvoltage Relay

Mean deviation - mean deviation

Mean squared error

Mean Time Between Failures — Average time between failures

Average value (per periodic quantity)

Measuring relay — measuring relay

Measuring coil

Mechanical durability — mechanical resistance

Medium voltage - medium voltage

Medium Voltage Coil — Medium Voltage Coil

Megger — megohmmeter

Men on duty — personnel on duty

Mercury contact — silver contact

Network (of a system) — a ring line with multiple feeds

Grid system — a complex closed electrical network

Line Current Method — Current Cycle Method

Mesh network — closed loop

Metal cable — reservations for cables

Metal Clad Assembly — Complete Switchgear

Dosing coil

Distance relay MHO type

Microwave pilot protection system

Middle position - middle position

Mimic diagram (wall diagram) — mnemonic diagram

Mismatch — discrepancy

Installation - installation

Movable contact - Movable contact

Moving coil — moving coil

Moving Coil Relay — A moving coil relay

Moving part - moving part Motor protection - motor protection

Multiple line-multiple (branched) line

Multi-layer assembly - multi-layer assembly

Multiple ground fault — multiple ground fault

Multiple Reclose — Repeated Auto Close (AR)

Multi-position relay — multi-position relay

Multisection coil — multisection coil

Multiple recloses — multiple recloses

Multi-terminal line — branched line

Multi-winding transformer — a transformer with many windings

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