General Electronic
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KC.
Kilocycle {obsolete, now kHz}.
Kilovolt-ampere
1000 volts at 1 ampere.
Kilowatt-hour
1000 watts for 1 hour.
Kilowatt-hour meter
A meter used to measure the amount of electric
power used.
Kinetic energy
Energy associated with motion.
Kirchhoff"s current law
The sum of the currents flowing into a point in a
circuit is equal to the sum of the currents flowing out of
that same point.
Kirchhoff"s voltage law
The algebraic sum of the voltage drops in a closed path
circuit is equal to the algebraic sum of the source
voltages applied.
Knee voltage
The voltage at which a curve combines two relatively
straight portions of a characteristic curve.
KELVIN.
A unit of temperature equal to 10 Celsius.
KERNEL.
A part of a program that
performs a unit function.
KILO.
A prefix meaning one thousand, 103.
KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS.
The algebraic sum of the current flowing toward any point
in a circuit and the current flowing away from it is zero.
KNEE OF THE CURVE.
The point of maximum curvature of a magnetization curve
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