(electricity) The current taken from a voltage source by a load. Also known as drain.
current drain
| Sci-Tech Dictionary: current drain |
(′kər·ənt ′drān)
| 5min Related Video: current drain |
Learn More
 | fusible resistor (electricity) |
| drain |
| depletion-mode HEMT (electronics) |
Help us answer these
 | What is the current drain on 2001 Clio Grande lighter socket please? |
| How does the drain current vary with gate voltage in the saturation region? |
| What is automobile battery current drain with key on? |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Sci-Tech Dictionary. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Copyright © 2003, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1978, 1976, 1974 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
Related answers
- Acceptable current drain on a car battery?
- Can a wet extension cord connection drain electrical current?
ADVERTISEMENT
Answer these
- What is drain current?
- How does the transconductance vary with drain current?
- Relationships between gate source voltage and drain current?
Mentioned in
- fusible resistor (electricity)
- drain
- depletion-mode HEMT (electronics)
- channel FET microphone (engineering acoustics)
- field-effect transistor (electronics)
- transconductance (electronics)
- Arc discharge
- Multivibrator (electronic circuits)
- Voltmeter
- Integrated circuits (electronics)
- Summer Guide 2009
- electric battery (mechanical device – in electricity)
- Bias (electronic circuits)
- Liabilities
