Quiescent current

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Quiescent current is the current that flows in an electrical circuit when no load is present. This term is commonly used in circuit analysis of electronic amplifier and voltage regulator circuits. It is also known as leakage current. It is basically the leakage current which flows through a component/circuit without actually contributing in any way to the load and usually of the order of milliamperes to microamperes.

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