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Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.
voltage variation
long duration a change of voltage RMS value from nominal for a time period greater than 1 minute, and can be used with the words showing a magnitude change such as overvoltage, or under-voltage.
voltage variation
in short duration a change of the voltage RMS value from nominal for a time period from 0.5 cycles to 1 minute, and can be used with the words sag, swell, and interruption for magnitude changes, and the words instantaneous, momentary, of temporary for showing duration.