Desorption - The opposite of absorption, whereby the material retained by a medium or another material is released.
Discharge - The conversion of the chemical energy of a battery into electrical energy, and the withdrawal of the electrical energy into a load.
Spiral Wound - An electrode structure of high surface area created by winding the electrodes and separator into a spiral-wound, jelly-roll configuration.
Secure Waste Landfill - A landfill designed for disposal of normal household trash but which meets government standards designed to protect the environment.
Microsecond - 1,000,000th of a second (mS).
Distortion (total) - Ratio between the rms value of all harmonics of a non-sinusoidal alternating periodic value and that of the fundamental. This value may also be expressed as a function of the individual distortion of each harmonic Hn= Yn /Y1.
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.
