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Data record gloss.phase-displacement.definition

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Phase displacement is the angle by which the secondary current or voltage of an instrument transformer leads or lags the primary quantity, taken as positive when the secondary leads; it is the angular component of transformer accuracy and complements the ratio error.

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Phase displacement (Glossary)
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