Electric Outage Notification Glossary
Feeder Circuit: An electrical supply line--located either overhead or underground--that carries power less than 60,000 volts from the substations through various paths that end at the transformer.
Heartbeat: A "check in" signal to notify the company that there has been no outage activity in 64 days.
Momentary Outage: A signal to notify the company of a power outage that lasts less than two minutes.
Recloser: A recloser is a switch that functions like a circuit breaker and protects primary circuits from faulty conditions. It will automatically restore the circuit in the event of a temporary fault. An occurrence such as a tree branch falling onto the lines can cause temporary faults.
Sleeper: A device that has not contacted the company for over 65 days or two months.
Sustained Outage: A signal to notify the company of a power outage that lasts more than two minutes.
Switched Outlet: An electrical outlet that is turned on and off by a wall switch.
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