Electrical Engineering Technology Glossary
Electrical Engineering Technology Glossary
20 Electrical Engineering Technology terms
Electrical engineering technology combines intellectual work by programming robots and designing circuits, and manual work by maintaining and troubleshooting electrical systems, in an ever-changing field of the future. This formation is aimed to help us contribute to the modernization of society through automation courses. This glossary gives specialized terminology that will help get familiarized with concepts in that field of study.
- automated system
- adjective - noun
- A careful integration of actuators, controls, and sensors exclusively designed to perform an array of functions with negligible human intervention.
- fr: système automatisé
- capacitor
- noun
- A device that stores electrical energy by accumulating electric charges on two closely spaced surfaces that are insulated from each other
- fr: condensateur
- current
- noun
- A flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space.
- fr: courant
- diode
- noun
- A semiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing the flow of current in one direction only.
- fr: diode
- electrical circuit
- adjective - noun
- A closed loop of conductive material that allows the flow of electrical current.
- fr: circuit électrique
- electrical panel
- adjective - noun
- The main component of an electrical distribution system that divides electrical power to the branch circuits while providing protection devices for each circuit in a common enclosure.
- fr: panneau électrique
- electrical technical drawing
- adjective - adjective - noun
- A kind of technical drawing that provides visual representations of circuits or electrical systems.
- fr: dessin technique électrique
- fuse
- noun
- A safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.
- fr: fusible
- inductor
- noun
- A passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through it.
- fr: inducteur
- instrumentation engineering
- noun - noun
- A branch of engineering that studies the measurement and control of process variables, and the design and implementation of systems that incorporate them.
- fr: ingénierie de l'instrumentation
- multimeter
- noun
- An instrument designed to measure electric current, voltage, and usually resistance, typically over several ranges of value.
- fr: multimètre
- power cable
- noun - noun
- A cable used for the transmission and distribution of electrical energy.
- fr: câble d'alimentation
- programmable logic controller
- adjective - noun - noun
- An industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, machines, robotic devices, or any activity that requires high reliability, ease of programming, and process fault diagnosis.
- fr: automate programmable industriel
- resistivity
- noun
- A measure of how strongly a material opposes the flow of electrical current.
- fr: résistivité
- resistor
- noun
- A passive circuit component that is used to introduce electrical resistance in the flow of electric current through the circuit.
- fr: résistance
- sensor
- noun
- A device that detects a physical parameter of interest (e.g. heat, light, sound) and converts it into electrical signal that can be measured.
- fr: capteur
- signal processing
- noun - verb
- An electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing signals, such as sound, images, potential fields, seismic signals, altimetry processing, and scientific measurements, to optimize transmissions, digital storage efficiency, correcting distorted signals, improve subjective video quality, and to detect or pinpoint components of interest in a measured signal.
- fr: traitement du signal
- tension
- noun
- The difference in electric potential between two points.
- fr: tension
- transistor
- noun
- A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power.
- fr: transistor
- transmitter
- noun
- A device that converts electrical signals into radio waves for transmission over a distance.
- fr: émetteur