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vr.tr.electricity · thing-electricity
Let an agent handle electrical phenomena and effects by type, mechanism, quantities and applications, with safety guidance.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.FLW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Effect Which phenomenon.
Kind
Static, piezo, photo.
Kind
Effect type.
- Which electrical phenomenon or effect is meant? definition
- Which specific entry fits? action
Mechanism
Physics.
Mechanism
Mechanism.
- What physical mechanism produces it? definition
- In which materials? definition
Quantities Measurement.
Values
Charge, voltage.
Values
Quantities.
- Which quantities describe the effect, in which units? measurement
- How are they measured? provenance
Coefficients
Material data.
Coefficients
Material coefficients.
- What coefficient characterises the material? measurement
- From which data source? provenance
Applications Uses.
Devices
Sensors and generators.
Devices
Devices.
- Which devices use this effect? definition
- How efficient are they? measurement
Energy
Generation.
Energy
Energy generation.
- How is electricity generated from this source? definition
- Which entry covers supply? action
Safety Shock and static.
Shock
High voltage.
Shock
Shock risk.
- Is there a risk of electric shock? boundary
- Who is qualified to work on it? boundary
Static
Ignition.
Static
Static discharge.
- Could static discharge ignite flammable vapours here? boundary
- How is it controlled? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- noun.phenomenon
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.FLW
- Facets: substance
- energy
- Facets: origin
- natural
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- galvanism, hydroelectricity, photoelectricity, piezoelectricity, piezoelectric effect, piezo effect, static electricity, dynamic electricity, current electricity, thermoelectricity
What it is Filled
A physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electric charges, including effects such as galvanism, photoelectricity and piezoelectricity, and electrical energy produced from sources such as hydroelectric power.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle electrical phenomena and effects by type, mechanism, quantities and applications, with safety guidance.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Arises from electric charge
- Many distinct effects
- Converts to and from other energy forms
- Dangerous at high voltage
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Work on or tell people to work on live circuits without isolation and competence.
- Bypass protective devices such as fuses, breakers or residual current devices.
- Advise on mains wiring as if it replaces a qualified electrician where the law requires one.
- Use electricity to harm or coerce a person or animal.
Only with a human decision
- Switching supply off or on to a building or to medical equipment.
May
- Explain electrical phenomena and units from physics sources.
- Measure and report electrical quantities on equipment it is authorized to monitor.
Moral aspects Filled
- Electric shock and electrical fires kill people every year.
- Access to electricity shapes health, education and income.
Who is affected
- Users of electrical installations
- Electricians and line workers
- Households without supply
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the phenomenon; installations belong to their owners and grids to their operators.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-11439518-n - registry parent class
related
- physical phenomenon - category
- electric charge and current - quantities
- electricity (utility) - q12725
- sensor and generator - applications
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.electricity
- Open English WordNet: oewn-11470244-n
Direct properties required Filled
- Electric charge: coulomb - Accumulated or transferred charge is measured using an electrometer or by integrating current over time.
- Electric current: ampere - Current is measured as the rate of charge transfer through a specified path.
- Electrical energy: joule - Transferred electrical energy is measured by integrating electrical power over a specified interval.
Recognition required Filled
- Named effects such as piezoelectric or photoelectric
- Electrical quantities and units
- Electricity as a supplied utility is a separate entry
- Sparks, lightning, currents in circuits and effects in materials.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain electrical effects
- measure charge, current and voltage
- use effects in sensors and generators
- work safely with electricity
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Electric shock
- Static discharge igniting vapours
- Confusing effect names
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- SI units for electrical quantities
- IEC safety standards
Context of use required Filled
- Explaining and using electrical effects in science and technology.
- static electricity
- current electricity
- piezoelectricity
- photoelectricity
- thermoelectricity
- galvanism (historical)
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-11470244-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: electricity - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should each effect be a separate entry?
- How should this entry and the utility entry be linked?
- How should historical terms be marked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-electricity/spec.json