International Electrotechnical Commission
Glossary

Terms defined in IEC 62631-1


3.1.1electrical insulating material
3.2.1insulation resistance
3.2.2volume resistance
3.2.3volume resistivity
3.2.4surface resistance
3.2.5surface resistivity
3.3.1absolute permittivity
3.3.2relative permittivity
3.3.3relative complex permittivity
3.3.4dielectric dissipation factor tan δ (loss tangent)
3.4Capacitance, C
3.5voltage application
3.6current after voltage application
3.7conduction current
3.8charging current
3.9electric field strength
3.10electric flux density
3.11Polarization, P
3.12depolarization
3.13polarization current
3.14depolarization current
3.15measuring electrodes