Nameplate Rating

The normal maximum operating rating applied to a piece of electrical equipment. This can include Volts, Amps, horsepower, kW, or any other specific item specification for the equipment.

MWH

Mega Watt Hour, the use of one million watts for one hour.

MW

Mega Watt, one million watts.

MVA

Apparent Power expressed in Million Volt-Amps.

Multi-shot reclosing

A re-closing scheme that permits more than one re-closing operation of a CB after a fault occurs before lock-out occurs.