Electrical resistivity is a property of materials and is different from electrical resistance which is a property of a component. Resistivity is also known as Specific Electrical Resistance or Volume Resistivity. Resistivity can also be defined as the inverse of the conductivity of a material - Ï = 1 / Ï.It is a measure of how a material opposes the flow of electric current. The SI unit of resistivity is ohm meter (Ï.m).
rated frequencyrated impedancerated outputrated powerrated resistance. rated current. A rated or named value, stating the current that a component, circuit, device, piece of equipment, system consumes, produces, or safely tolerates, when used in a given manner. For example, it may be a rating of the current drawn expressed in RMS amperes after a device is turned on and warmed up. The actual value, or interval of values, may not coincide with this number. Also called nominal current.
Circuit breakers are rated both by the normal current that they are expected to carry, and the maximum short-circuit current that they can safely interrupt. Under short-circuit conditions, the calculated maximum prospective short circuit current may be many times the normal, rated current of the circuit.