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OPEN-CIRCUIT CHARACTERISTIC [1 record]

Record 1 2014-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Measurements of Electricity
  • Electric Rotary Machines
DEF

The saturation characteristic of a machine on no load under specified conditions of speed or frequency.

OBS

open-circuit characteristic; no-load characteristic: terms and definition standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in 1996.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
  • Machines tournantes électriques
DEF

Caractéristique représentant la relation entre la tension aux bornes et le courant d'excitation d'une machine à vide, pour des conditions spécifiées de vitesse ou de fréquence.

OBS

caractéristique à circuit ouvert; caractéristique à vide : termes et définition normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) en 1996.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
  • Medida de la electricidad
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas
DEF

Característica de saturación de una máquina en vacío con una velocidad o una frecuencia especificadas.

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