A method of performing simple control operations, typically switching street lights on or off, by superposition of a high-frequency switching signal on the mains supply.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers.
Definition of ripple control in US English:
ripple control
noun
Electricity
A method of performing simple control operations, typically switching street lights on or off, by superposition of a high-frequency switching signal on the mains supply.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers.