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Line drop

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003356

The reduction in voltage along a conductor due to the impedance of the wire and the current flowing through it. This phenomenon results in less voltage being available at the load than at the source. Excessive line drop can cause equipment to malfunction or operate inefficiently, and is calculated using Ohm's Law.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003356
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Spannungsfall; Spanish: caída de línea; French: chute de tension en ligne
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Line drop",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The reduction in voltage along a conductor due to the impedance of the wire and the current flowing through it. This phenomenon results in less voltage being available at the load than at the source. Excessive line drop can cause equipment to malfunction or operate inefficiently, and is calculated using Ohm's Law.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Spannungsfall",
    "es": "caída de línea",
    "fr": "chute de tension en ligne"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/line-drop/"
}

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