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FULL VOLTAGE MOTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Motors
DEF

A category of starters in which the motor is directly connected to the supply lines, allowing full voltage when the motor starts; therefore across the line.

OBS

DOL starter: Compared to ATL starter, DOL starter is the most commonly used term around the world in electrical engineering and electric motor-related reference literature.

OBS

across-the-line starter: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs électriques
CONT

Gamme de démarreurs moteurs directs en boîtier à la fois performants et économiques.

OBS

démarreur DOL : terme répandu sous l'influence de l'abréviation anglaise «direct-on-line».

OBS

démarreur à induction par branchement direct au secteur : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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