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dead short [2 records]

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Record 1 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
OBS

If air alone is present between the electrodes, arcing equivalent to a dead short will occur when the electric field reaches the dielectric strength of the gas at prevailing pressure and temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
OBS

Si les électrodes n'étaient séparées que par l'air, et lorsque le champ électrique aurait atteint la valeur correspondant à la rigidité diélectrique du gaz dans les conditions de pression et de température, un arc éclaterait qui correspondrait à un court-circuit franc.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits

Spanish

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