The small amount of current that flows through the dielectric between the conductors of a transmission line.
Leakage current occurs when there are flaws in certain electrical components, or in the design of the components themselves. The result is current that flows between the current ground and output buses. It is essential to control leakage current to maintain compliance with UL and VDE safety regulations. read more...
The current from an electrical circuit or device that flows to ground, usually as a result of imperfect insulation.
Residual current flow through an insulating layer due either to quantum mechanical tunneling in ultrathin films and/or residual imperfections in the film such as impurities, pinholes, or grain boundaries.
The maximum current which a solid state device still conducts when in the OFF state. Leakage current is usually measured in milliamperes (mA).
Current flowing between the output buses and chassis ground due to imperfections in electronic components and designs. It must be tightly controlled to satisfy safety regulations such as UL and VDE.
Current that flows along an undesired path, usually to ground; in isolated electrosurgery, RF current that regains its ground reference.
An undesirable small value of stray current that flows through a device after the device has changed state to a high resistance mode.
All undesirable stray current in a microcircuit.
A small current leaking from an output device in the off state caused by semiconductor characteristics.
Error current that can degrade sensitive measurements. Even high resistance paths between low current conductors and nearby voltage sources can generate significant leakage currents. Leakage in insulating material, micro-contamination on insulating surfaces, and moisture (humidity) can have catastrophic effects on picoamp and sub-picoamp (femtoamp) measurements.
A small amount of current that flows through or across an insulator between two electrodes.
Measure of the stray direct current flowing through capacitor after DC voltage is impressed on it.
The AC or DC current going from the input to output (and/or chassis) of an isolated power supply at a specified voltage.
A small amount of current that flows across a dielectric area between two adjacent conductors.
current that does not return through the intended path, but instead "leaks" to ground
small current flowing through or leaking from the output device in the Off state due to semiconductor characteristics.
A term relating to current flowing between the AC supply wires and earth ground. The term does not necessarily denote a fault condition. In power supplies, leakage current usually refers to the 60 Hertz current which flows through the EMI filter capacitors which are connected between the AC lines and ground (Y caps).
The current which flows from the input to the ground.
A minute current that flows through a switch on the surface or in the body of the insulating material.
An undesirable small value stray current which flows over or through an insulator.
The AC or DC current flowing from input to output and/or chassis of an isolated device at a specified voltage. Related Terms: Low Leakage Current | reverse bias
Current flowing from the AC mains to earth ground. The current can be a result of a fault condition or AC current that normally flows through the EMI filter capacitors which are connected between the AC lines and ground.
The undesirable flow of current through or over the surface of an Insulation .