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discharge inception test [1 record]

Record 1 2014-06-17

English

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

A test for measuring the lowest voltage at which discharges of a specified magnitude recur in successive cycles when an increasing alternating voltage of power frequency is applied to the insulation.

OBS

discharge inception test: term and definition standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

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

Essai consistant à mesurer la tension la plus faible à laquelle des décharges de caractère récurrent et d'une valeur spécifiée apparaissent dans les alternances successives lorsqu'on applique à l'isolation une tension alternative croissante à fréquence industrielle.

OBS

essai de seuil de décharge : terme et définition normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas
DEF

Ensayo consistente en medir la tensión mínima a la cual se presentan descargas de un valor especificado que se repiten en ciclos sucesivos, cuando se aplica al aislamiento una tensión alterna de frecuencia industrial cuyo valor se va incrementando.

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