Definitions
You can examine the definitions related to electricity in detail from the list below.
Open Trench:
It is a trench without a cover or a trench covered with a grate.
Adapter Socket:
It is an accessory that is used to connect portable lighting fixtures or electrically operated devices to electrical voltage, to which one or more plugs can be attached, has metal contacts and can be plugged into a socket.
Accessory:
It is any device connected to the electrical equipment and electrical devices of an installation, other than the lighting fixture. Such as a socket, a switch, a fuse, a plug, a duil or a rozans.
Space utilization factor:
It is the ratio of the sum of the effective cross-sectional areas of the cables forming a bundle to the cross-sectional area of the electrical equipment pipe, cable tunnel, cable trough or cable duct in which these cables are installed. (In percentage.)
For a cable whose cross-section is not circular, its effective cross-sectional area is considered to be a circular cross-sectional area, taking the largest axis of this cable as the diameter.
Flame proof:
It can withstand the explosion of gas (flammable gas specified by the relevant regulations) that may occur in the actual working conditions environment, without any damage, at the rated value of the device and at accepted overloads, if any, and in case of the presence of flammable gas specified by the relevant regulations in the ambient atmosphere, the device enclosure and other covers, flame protection It is used to show that it has a structure that can pass through this gas and prevent it from igniting.
Key:
It is a mechanical device that manually switches on and off a circuit current not much more than its rated current.
Key table:
It is a unit consisting of a cutting device with or without tools. However, this statement does not cover local switch groups in the final subcircuits that have their own insulation pad.
Rated Voltage: (Nominal voltage)
It is the operating voltage of a piece of equipment (or a part of the equipment). Nominal voltage segments (effective (rms) for a.c.) values are defined as follows.
Very low voltage (Band 1): Voltage values that normally do not exceed 50 Volts (100 Volts for d.c.) between conductors or between conductor and earth.
Low voltage (Band 2): Voltage values normally higher than very low voltage, but not exceeding 1000 Volts between conductors (1500 Volts for d.c.) and 600 Volts between conductors and earth (900 Volts for d.c.).
Over-current protection, sensitive:
It is an overcurrent protection that will operate within four hours if the circuit it protects carries 1.5 times the specified current carrying capacity.
Over-current protection, coarse:
It is an overcurrent protection that will not work for four hours if the circuit it protects exceeds 1.5 times the specified current carrying capacity.
Lighting fixture:
It is a device that spreads, filters or changes the shape of the light coming from one or more bulbs, and includes all parts other than the bulbs that mount, stabilize and protect the bulb, and when necessary, circuit auxiliaries and parts that connect them to electrical voltage.
Device:
Electrical devices such as all machines, equipment and armatures in which conductors are used or some of which are composed of conductors.
Separator:
It is a mechanical device suitable for opening or closing a circuit at no load or negligible current.
Junction box:
It is a box that forms part of an electrical installation and contains the connection points of the cable conductors of the installation.
Twisted cord:
It is a twisted cable in which the cross-sectional area of each conductor does not exceed mm².
Live:
When used for a conductor, under normal operating conditions,
There is a voltage difference between the conductive earth or
It means that a supply system is connected to the continuously and fully grounded middle wire, ungrounded return wire or ungrounded neutral wire.
Device:
Any device that uses electricity for a specific purpose, other than a lighting fixture or an independently operated motor.
Environmental temperature (for Cable):
It is the ambient temperature under normal conditions where the cables are or will be installed. When determining this temperature, the effect of any artificial heating used in the building or the existing local heat source is also taken into account, but the temperature increase in its immediate surroundings due to the heat produced by the cables themselves is not taken into account.
Output point (in wiring):
It is the terminal through which any device or lighting fixture that uses electric current is connected to fixed electrical equipment.
Distribution table:
It is a unit consisting of parts, including one or more fuses or circuit breakers, arranged to distribute electrical energy to final subcircuits or other distribution tables.
Core (for Cable):
It describes a conductor with its insulation, but sheaths used for mechanical or other protection purposes are not included in the definition of core.
Bundled:
In case of two or more cables in electrical equipment pipe, cable tunnel or cable duct (tranking), or in a closed place
If they are not, the cables are considered bundled if they are not separated.
Circuit conductor:
A conductor that forms part of a circuit or final subcircuit and carries current. The ground continuity conductor is not considered a circuit conductor.
Circuit breaker:
It is a mechanical device that can open and close the circuit under normal and abnormal-short circuit conditions. This device automatically opens the circuit in short circuit situations.
Resistance field (Only for ground electrode):
When the ground electrode is tested with normal commercial measuring instruments, this is the area near the ground electrode in which a measurable voltage change exists.
Electric discharge lamp:
It is a hermetically sealed tube or bulb containing electrodes in which electricity will be discharged and containing gas and/or metal intended to evaporate during operation. These lamps give useful light through the discharge of gas or vapor inside the lamp or through the translucent fluorescent coating on the inner surfaces of the outer tube or outer bulb.
Electrode boilers (or electrode water heaters):
It is a device that heats water by passing electric current through electrodes immersed in water.
Receipt:
It is a device designed to be connected to a flexible cable that can be plugged into a fixed or mobile socket or adapter, and has current-carrying ends that are exposed so that they can be handled when not plugged in.
h.o.f.r sheath (for cable):
Heat resistant, oil resistant and flame retardant sheath conforming to B.S 6899 part 5.
Conductor (For cable core or cable):
It is the conductive part of a cable or core consisting of a single wire or multiple wires grouped to touch each other. In grounded concentric equipment, the metal sheath of the cable may also be included in this definition of conductor.
Contacted (for metal parts):
Electrical connection of metal parts to each other to ensure equipotentiality. This connection is not normally intended to carry current.
Cable tunnel:
A closed passage built underground or within a structure, designed to accommodate one or more cables that can be pulled inside.
Channel (for Cables):
It is a channel built in any part of the building or prepared by digging during construction to accommodate one or more cables: This channel has removable or hinged covers to allow cable laying inside.
Rubber (rubber) (As insulation or sheathing of a cable):
B.S. It is a sulfur-hardened (vulcanized) rubber compound or synthetic rubber compound conforming to 6899. The term "general purpose rubber" in this regulation refers to type EI 1 or EM1 composition according to B.S 6899.
Cutter layout:
It is a device that controls the distribution of electrical energy or controls or protects electrical circuits, machines and electrical devices.
Does not burn easily:
A fireproof material, B.S. It is a non-flammable material that meets the performance requirements specified in the non-flammability test of 476 (Combustion tests on building materials and structures, part 4 - non-flammability test for materials).
Switch with mechanically connected poles (linked switch):
It is a switch whose blades are arranged in such a way that it can open and close all its poles together or in a certain order.
Moisture and dust proof:
It is used to indicate that devices and accessories are protected by one or more enclosures to prevent moisture and/or dust from penetrating the living and other parts.
Humid environment:
It is an environment that is temporarily or permanently humid at a level that weakens the effectiveness of an installation that complies with normal environmental conditions.
Neutral conductor:
The neutral conductor of the 3-phase, 4-line system is the conductor of the single-phase or d.c. equipment that is grounded (at the supply source or elsewhere) by the electrical administration. d.c. or 3-line single phase a.c. is the middle return conductor of the system.
Trunking (for cable):
It is a protective frame in the form of a groove made for cables, normally with a rectangular cross-section, one side of which can be removed or hinged and opened so that the cables can be laid inside.
Dead:
It is at or very close to ground potential and disconnected from any living system.
Socket Outlet:
It is a device designed to be permanently and permanently connected to electrical equipment and whose current-carrying contact slots are protected, suitable for connection to a bent cord or cable via a plug. B.S. The lighting fixture system conforming to 4533 cannot be considered a socket outlet system.
p.v.c (As insulation or sheath of a cable):
B.S. It is a polyvinyl chloride composition conforming to 6746. The general purpose p.v.c definition in this regulation is B.S. According to 6746, it describes the combination of TI1, TI2, TM2, or 6.
Fixed device:
It is a device designed to be fixed to a carrier surface or used in a separate location.
Insurance:
It is a device that will open a circuit by melting a fuse wire that is planned to melt when current flows through it. The fuse normally consists of a fuse base and a plug. Insurance
The part that will blow may be in the form of a plug or a fuse carrier with a fuse wire attached. For the purposes of this regulation, the rated current value of a fuse is the current that the fuse and the fuse wire attached to it can carry continuously without breaking down, as specified by the manufacturer; This current is a current below the lowest trip current of the fuse wire.
Fuse wire:
It is the part of a fuse designed to melt and open the circuit.
Last subcircuit:
It is a circuit designed to supply electrical energy to electrically powered devices coming from a distribution panel, directly or through a socket or from fused switch distribution boxes.
Spore (stud):
It is a branch cable that connects to a ring circuit.
Danger:
These are the dangers that may harm people (and animals, if any) in terms of health and life safety when using electrical energy, the dangers of shock, burns or other injuries, and the dangers that electrical fires may pose to life.
Earth continuity conductors:
It is the conductor that is connected to the consumer grounding terminal or the chassis terminal of the voltage-operated earth leakage circuit breaker and includes any connecting elements to connect the parts of the installation that need to be grounded. This conductor may be wholly or partially metal electrical conduit, trunking, metal tunnel or metal sheath and/or the armor of a cable, or a special earth continuity conductor incorporated into the cable or twisted cord.
Ground electrode:
A metal rod or system of rods, underground metal pipes, or other conductive objects that provides an adequate connection with the general mass of the earth.
Grounding tip:
The final conductor that provides connection to the earth electrode or other grounding device.
Grounded:
It is effectively coupled electrically to the overall mass of the Earth.
Grounded concentric hardware system:
It is a system consisting of one or more insulated conductors that carry line current and are contained in a conductive sheath along its length. The conductive sheath in this system is used as the neutral return and also as the ground continuity conductor.
Consumer hardware:
These are hardware devices located in consumer buildings and installed or controlled by the consumer himself. This does not include any circuit breaker devices owned by the Electricity Authority that are allowed to be used by this consumer.
Consumer terminal:
It is the point where electrical energy enters the consumer equipment from the network.
Oil resistant and flame retardant sheath (for cable):
B.S. Oil resistant and flame retardant sheath conforming to 6899 (e.g. based on polychloroprene).
Insulation:
A suitable insulating material that surrounds, surrounds, or retains a conductor.
Flammable:
A flammable substance is a substance that can easily ignite.
Structurally secured:
When used for an electrical circuit, it states that any electric spark that may occur during the normal operation of this circuit, with its parts determined in accordance with the relevant regulations under the conditions stipulated by the certification authority, cannot ignite the flammable gas or vapor determined by the regulations covering the relevant conditions.
When used for a device, it means that if the device is installed and operated in the manner prescribed by the certification authority, it is manufactured in a way that does not allow any electrical spark that may occur within the device or in the circuit to which it is connected during normal operation to ignite flammable gas or vapor determined by the regulations covering the relevant conditions.
