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ACTUAL POWER DISSIPATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
- Conductors and Resistors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- actual power dissipation
1, record 1, English, actual%20power%20dissipation
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... when choosing a resistor for a circuit: ... Select a wattage rating for the resistor that will provide an adequate cushion between the actual power dissipation and the resistor’s power rating. Ideally, the power dissipation in a resistor should never be more than 50% of its power rating. 2, record 1, English, - actual%20power%20dissipation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Power dissipation is the amount of power that is absorbed by the component or assembly. A piece of microwave waveguide might carry 100 Watts, and have 1 Watt of loss (dissipation). 3, record 1, English, - actual%20power%20dissipation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
actual power dissipation: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - actual%20power%20dissipation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
- Conducteurs et résistances
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dissipation de puissance réelle
1, record 1, French, dissipation%20de%20puissance%20r%C3%A9elle
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’application d’une tension à une impédance (c’est-à-dire à tous les corps) provoque le passage d’un courant et celui-ci produit ordinairement une dissipation de puissance réelle [...] Certains des risques directement liés à la tension sont les suivants : vieillissement des matériaux isolants; rupture d’isolation ayant pour conséquence de mettre sous tension des parties normalement protégées. 2, record 1, French, - dissipation%20de%20puissance%20r%C3%A9elle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dissipation de puissance réelle : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - dissipation%20de%20puissance%20r%C3%A9elle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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