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leakage current

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leakage current [′lēk·ij ‚kə·rənt]
(electricity)
Undesirable flow of current through or over the surface of an insulating material or insulator.
The flow of direct current through a poor dielectric in a capacitor.
(electronics)
The alternating current that passes through a rectifier without being rectified.


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Contamination favors moisture absorption, and with it comes electrochemical migration and corrosion-induced leakage currents.
Contamination "favors" moisture absorption, and with it comes electrochemical migration and corrosion-induced leakage currents.
The longer the restoration time, the shorter the sleep time and the less that leakage current has been suppressed.
 
 
 
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