Current, Amperage. The volume of electricity passing through any circuit per second, the flow being uniform.
Current, Constant. An unvarying current. A constant-current system is one in which the current is uniformly maintained—for example, in electric light, power, and heat plants.
Current, Continuous. A current of one direction only, or the reverse of an alternating current.
Current, Direct. A current of unvarying direction, as distinguished from the alternating. Abbreviation, D-C.
Current Distribution, Uniform. A steady current; a current whose density in a conductor is always the same at all points.
Current, Induced. A current caused by electro-dynamic induction.
Current, Low Potential. A current of low pressure.
A term applied to low electro-motive force.
Current, Make-and-break. A current which is continually broken or interrupted and started again. The term is applied only where the interruptions occur in rapid succession, as in the action of an induction-coil or pole-changer.
The alternating current.