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Record 1 2008-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conductors and Resistors
CONT

Fault resistance varies with fault current and with the length of arc ..., and, unless it is negligible, it will cause the balance point of an impedance relay to vary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conducteurs et résistances
CONT

Lors d'un défaut d'isolement, il se crée une résistance, dite résistance de défaut (cette résistance peut varier entre l'infini et le court-circuit), représentée par R1, qui va relier entre elles les diverses résistances déjà existantes dans un circuit électrique.

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