Current
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001503
The flow of electric charge, typically electrons, through a conductor or semiconductor. It is measured as the rate at which charge passes a given point in a circuit. The standard unit of measurement for current is the ampere (A), representing one coulomb of charge per second.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-001503 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Electrical engineering |
| See also | Course; Current divider; Displacement current; Electric current; Fault current; Leakage current; Mesh current |
| Translations | German: Strom; Spanish: corriente; French: courant |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-001503",
"term": "Current",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The flow of electric charge, typically electrons, through a conductor or semiconductor. It is measured as the rate at which charge passes a given point in a circuit. The standard unit of measurement for current is the ampere (A), representing one coulomb of charge per second.",
"subject": "Electrical engineering",
"see_also": [
"course",
"current divider",
"displacement current",
"electric current",
"fault current",
"leakage current",
"mesh current"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Strom",
"es": "corriente",
"fr": "courant"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/current/"
}
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