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SYMETRISEUR [2 records]

Record 1 2003-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Waveguides
DEF

A radio frequency (RF) balancing network for coupling between balanced and unbalanced lines or devices.

OBS

It is normally used between equipment and transmission lines or between transmission line and antenna.

OBS

balun: term standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Guides d'ondes
DEF

Dispositif transformant une tension asymétrique en une tension symétrique par rapport à la masse ou inversement, permettant en particulier l'alimentation d'une antenne symétrique par une ligne asymétrique.

OBS

symétriseur; transformateur symétrique-asymétrique : termes et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

Acronym from BALanced to UNbalance. A device used for matching an unbalanced coaxial transmission line to a balanced two-wire system.

Key term(s)
  • balanced to unbalance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
CONT

Pour pallier [les] inconvénients dus à une mauvaise adaptation, on améliore le passage du doublet [d'antenne] au câble [coaxial] à l'aide d'un dispositif passif, (...) appelé symétriseur ou balun.

Spanish

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