Starting Current

Current required by the ballast during initial arc tube ignition. Current changes as lamp reaches normal operating light level.

Stage 3 Emergency

In the state of California, if power reserves ever fall below 1.5 percent, Cal-ISO, the independent system operator in California, will declare a Stage 3 emergency and the state’s investor-owned utilities, may be ordered to immediately reduce the demand f

Stability of Transducer

The ability of a transducer to keep its performance characteristics unchanged during a specified time, all conditions remaining constant.

Stability of a Protection System

The quantity whereby a protection system remains inoperative under all conditions other than those for which it is specifically designed to operate.