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If you are new to the world of power supplies or are just trying to keep up with the latest terms and buzz words


Capacitive Load – A load connected to the output of a power supply that causes capacitive reactance to draw current.
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Earth Leakage


Leakage from an active circuit to ground.
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Efficiency


The difference between power consumed at the input of a power supply and that available at the output, usually stated in percent.
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EN55022


A European standard defined by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) for the limit of acceptable conducted and radiated noise in a power circuit, which also corresponds [..]
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ENERGY STAR


A program of the US Government (Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy) which sets standards for the operating efficiency of various kinds of manufactured products.  For electrical a [..]
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isolation


The maximum voltage applied to the input of a power supply that can be isolated from the output of that supply, in the event of a failure.
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line regulation


The maximum amount of variation of output voltage as input voltage varies, stated in percent.
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load regulation


The amount of variation of the output that occurs with variations of the load from minimum to maximum, stated in percent.
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Output Power


The rated maximum amount of power available at the output of the power supply.
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Package Size


The nominal physical dimensions of the power supply enclosure.
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