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ACTUAL PRIMARY CURRENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Currents
CONT

Current error (ratio error): The error [which] a transformer introduces into the measurement of a current and which arises from the fact that actual transformation ratio is not equal to the rated transformer ratio. The current error expressed in percentage is given by the formula: Current error, percent = (Ka.Is-Ip) x 100 / Ip where ... Ip = actual primary current ... Is= actual secondary current when Ip is flowing under the conditions of measurement.

OBS

actual primary current: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
CONT

Rapport de transformation d'un transformateur de courant : rapport entre le courant primaire réel et le courant secondaire réel d'un transformateur de courant.

OBS

courant primaire réel : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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