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OPERATIONAL CAPACITY [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production Management
  • Operations Research and Management
  • Industries - General
DEF

Figures given on the flowsheet to indicate quantities passing various points in the plant per unit time ... taking account of fluctuations in the rate of supply and composition (as to size and content of impurity).

Key term(s)
  • operational capacity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de la production
  • Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
  • Industries - Généralités
DEF

Valeurs numériques données dans le schéma de traitement, destinées à indiquer les quantités passant en divers points de l'installation par unité de temps [...] compte tenu des fluctuations dans le débit d'alimentation et dans la composition (en ce qui concerne le calibrage et la teneur en impuretés).

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Power Stations
  • Solar Energy
  • Wind Energy
DEF

The actual capacity operated [which] is measured as an instantaneous value and must be referred to a time ...

CONT

All types of generation have an installed capacity and an operational capacity. The installed capacity shows the maximum power that a machine can operate at. The operational capacity is the average capacity that is obtained across a year, and will depend on the site and how generation devices are used. For example, modern wind turbines have installed capacity of 1MW and above.

OBS

[By] convention it may be derived from the energy produced during a certain period which for statistics it is necessary to define (the ratio of the electricity produced to the operating period). The power produced may be gross or net.

Key term(s)
  • utilized capacity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales électriques
  • Énergie solaire
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Puissance effectivement réalisée [qui] est mesurée, en principe, d'une manière instantanée en étant complétée par l'indication du moment.

OBS

À défaut, la puissance produite peut être conventionnellement déterminée en partant de l'énergie électrique produite pendant un certain intervalle de temps (quotient production par durée).

Spanish

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