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Definition of "Short Circuit" |
A circuit element which has an impedance approaching zero. / An unintentional current path between two components in a circuit or between a component and ground; usually caused by a circuit malfunction. A circuit shall be considered short-circuited if doubling the magnitude of the terminating impedance does not produce a change in the parameter being measured that is greater than the specified accuracy of the measurement. / An electrical problem in which the hot or positive wire touches ground. It takes a short path to ground instead of going through the prescribed component. Usually a short circuit (also called a short) will burn out a fuse or a component. A direct connection of low resistive value that can significant alter the behavior of an element or system. / (1) a condition on the power system where energized conductors come in contact (or generate an arc by coming in close proximity) with each other or with ground, allowing (typically large) fault currents to flow. |
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