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  1. What does derating mean? - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange

    Derating as the Wiki and other Google articles says operating the part at lower values than rated specifications to prolong its life. Can some please explain "What exactly is Derating?" How it is r...

  2. Ceramic Capacitors vs DC Bias - Derating rule of thumb misleading ...

    Back to the "derating rule of thumb", choosing a "Voltage Rating (DC)" about twice the value of the maximum expected operating voltage is a good guideline to reduce part failure, but generally does …

  3. Why do we use derating factors when sizing conductors?

    Aug 30, 2016 · What is the main reason behind using derating factors in case of determining the cross sectional area of a conductor and what happens if we don't take these factors into account ?

  4. Derating of a Generator? - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange

    Jul 20, 2014 · What is actually meant by derating of a generator and what are the factors to be taken into considerations for derating a generator. Also what are the methods involved in derating a generator …

  5. temperature - What is meant by derating in this context? - Electrical ...

    At page 33 of this motor driver there is a section includes the term derating due to temperature: What is meant by continuous current derating 4% per Kelvin in this context? Does that mean the motor

  6. Derating of C0G DC block capacitors with applied DC voltage

    Sep 6, 2023 · I was having a discussion with a colleague at work regarding derating of MLCC capacitors when used as a DC block capacitor. My colleague mentioned that it is standard practice to derate …

  7. AC vs DC wire derating for current - All About Circuits

    Oct 28, 2020 · It seems I may have been working under a false understanding of AC vs. DC wire derating? Going back to the Edison vs Tesla "electrical war" on comparison given was: I'll admit I …

  8. How to interpret derating charts for resistors

    Feb 8, 2017 · How to interpret derating charts for resistors Ask Question Asked 8 years, 10 months ago Modified 8 years, 10 months ago

  9. How to do derating analysis - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange

    Apr 14, 2014 · I need help in learning derating analysis for a vienna rectifier circuit (may be anything). Do you guys suggest any material to do the derating analysis by hand for each component …

  10. Question about derating gas furnace for altitude. - HVAC-Talk

    May 3, 2005 · Putting a 10 ton unit in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Altitude 7,000 feet. Lennox LGA120 with high heat. The Lennox specs have a "high altitude derate" table, and they list the gas manifold …