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THREE-PHASE MONITOR RELAY [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
DEF

[A] phase-voltage-balance monitoring device designed for use with magnetic controls to automatically prevent three-phase motors or other equipment from operating or attempting to start up under open phase or single-phase conditions, thereby eliminating burnouts and consequent down-time frequently incurred by phase failure.

CONT

A three-phase monitor relay, also called a phase failure relay, ... protects against damage caused by phase loss as well as other three-phase fault conditions.

OBS

phase failure relay: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Électrotechnique
  • Protection et prévention (Électrotechnique)
OBS

relais de protection contre la défaillance de phase : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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