Renewable Energy Glossary

By Dan Lepinski
Published on January 26, 2010
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by Adobestock/Kampan

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Alternating Current (“AC”)

Electric current that reverses direction 50 or 60 times per second (depending on the country).

Amp

Electrical current. A measure of the quantity of electricity flowing in a circuit. (Think of “Amps” as if they were gallons of water, and “Amps” are the gallons flowing per minute through a pipe.)

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