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INDUCTIVE LOAD [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

A lagging load; a load that is predominantly inductive, so that the alternating current lags behind the alternating voltage, i.e., the current does not change direction until after the voltage does.

OBS

An example is an ignition transformer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
OBS

inductif : qualifie un dispositif électrique ou un circuit électrique dont la grandeur essentielle, dans les conditions spécifiées est l'inductance.

Spanish

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