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TIME/CURRENT CHARACTERISTIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

For a switching device, a curve giving the value of operating time expressed as virtual time as a function of the prospective symmetrical current, expressed as the r.m.s. value.

OBS

time/current characteristic: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Courbe donnant la valeur de la durée de fonctionnement exprimée en durée virtuelle en fonction du courant présumé symétrique, exprimé en valeur efficace.

OBS

caractéristique temps/courant : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
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