C

C5 Symbol for ampere-hour capacity of a battery at the 5-hour discharge rate, to a specified end voltage.

C10 Symbol for ampere-hour capacity of a battery at the 10-hour discharge rate, to a specified end voltage.

C20 Symbol for ampere-hour capacity of a battery at the 20-hour discharge rate, to a specified end voltage.

CE Conformite Europeene (European Conformity)

Circuit Breaker (CB) A device for manually opening (breaking) or closing a circuit to interrupt or apply electric power to an electrical apparatus. A circuit breaker can also open a circuit automatically when it senses an overload.

Clean Power Electrical power which has been conditioned and/or regulated to remove electrical noise from the output power.

Configuration file The information or data loaded into and the supervisory module that controls the behavior of an power system to suit the particular requirements of a customer’s site or installation.

Configurations Database This is the total set of configurable parameters.

Conformite Europeene (European Conformity) CE marking is used to signify that a product complies with all the applicable performance and safety standards adopted by the members of the European Union and is therefore certified for sale in European Union countries.

Converter A device which changes electrical energy from one form to another, such as from alternating current to direct current.

Current Amount of electricity that flows through a conductor, such as a wire.

Current Share A process used to balance output currents between rectifiers. See Active Current Share.