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island

Definition:
part of an electric power system that is disconnected from the remainder of the interconnected system, but remains energized

NOTES:
An island can be either the result of the action of automatic protections or the result of a deliberate action.

comment: DKE-IEV 617-04-02

subject area
electrotechnology 
source
IEV 
status
standardised term 
normative reference
IEC 
assigned term
state 
instance of term and relation to further instance of term
 
index
Yes 
german glossary
Insel 
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Last modified at 8/5/2011 9:57 AM  by Kießling, Andreas