Electricity System - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: electricity systemElectricity system
Electricity system, 'electricity system' means a sys-tem under the control of a generating company or licensee, as the case may be, having one or more:-(a) generating stations; or(b) transmission lines; or(c) electric lines and sub-stations,and when used in the context of a State or the Union, the entire electricity system within the territories thereof. [Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), s. 2(25)]...
Stand alone system
Stand alone system, means the electricity system set-up to generate power and distribute electricity in a specified area without connection to grid. [Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), s. 2(63)]...
Earthing system
Earthing system, means an electrical system in which all the conductors are earthed. [Indian Electricity Rules, 1956, R. 2 (1) (r)]...
Inter-State transmission system
Inter-State transmission system, includes--(i) any system for the conveyance of electricity by means of main transmission line from the territory of one State to another State;(ii) the conveyance of electricity across the territory of an intervening State as well as conveyance within the State which is incidental to such inter-State transmission of electricity;(iii) the transmission of electricity within the territory of a State on a system built, owned, operated, maintained or controlled by a Central Transmission Utility. [Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), s. 2(36)]The 'inter-State transmission system' means any system for transmission of electricity other than an inter-State transmission system. [Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), s. 2(37)]...
Power system
Power system, means all aspects of generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity and includes one or more of the following, namely:-(a) generating stations;(b) transmissions or main transmission lines;(c) sub-stations;(d) tie-lines;(e) load despatch activities;(f) mains or distribution mains;(g) electric supply-lines;(h) overhead lines;(i) service lines;(j) works. [Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), s. 2(50)]...
Cascade system
A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply also a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed The cascade system is also called tandem system or concatenated system the connection a cascade connection tandem connection or concatenated connection or a concatenation and the control of the motors so obtained a tandem control or concatenation control...
Block system
A system by which the track is divided into short sections as of three or four miles and trains are so run by the guidance of electric or combined electric and pneumatic signals that no train enters a section or block until the preceding train has left it as in absolute blocking or that a train may be allowed to follow another into a block as long as it proceeds with excessive caution as in permissive blocking...
Conduit system
A system of electric traction esp for light railways in which the actuating current passes along a wire or rail laid in an underground conduit from which the current is ldquopicked uprdquo by a plow or other device fixed to the car or electric locomotive Hence Conduit railway...
Distribution system
Distribution system, 'distribution system' means the system of wires and associated facilities between the delivery points on the transmission lines or the generating station connection and the point of connection to the installation of the consumers. [Electricity Act, (36 of 2003), s. 2(19)]...
Ganz system
A haulage system for canal boats in which an electric locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially increased by the pull of the tow rope on a series of inclined gripping wheels...
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