Critical Load - Devices and equipment whose failure to operate satisfactorily jeopardizes the health or safety or personnel and/or results in loss of function, financial loss, or damage to property deemed critical by the user.
Safety installation - Installation supplying electrical equipment which may have a direct effect on the safety of users and must therefore remain energized even in the event of a mains failure. In general, characteristics concerning the power supply and conditions for transfer to the safety source for such electrical equipment are covered by applicable regulations.
Current (inrush) - Temporary current observed in a network when electrical devices are energized, generally due to the magnetic circuits of the devices. The effect is measured by the current's maximum peak value and the rms current value it generates.
Thermistor - A temperature sensitive resistor, usually made from specially processed oxides.
Wall-less Design - A battery design where the structural support for the cells is formed by an open plastic framework.
Voltage Depression - An abnormal drop in voltage below expected values during the discharge of a battery.
Forced Discharge - Discharging a cell in a battery, by the other cells or an external power source, below zero volts into voltage reversal.
