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TRICKLE CHARGE [2 records]

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Record 1 2021-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Batteries and Alternators (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Battery maintainers supply a small trickle of electricity to your battery over a long period of time. This small stream of electricity will not fully charge the batteries, but will act to counter-act self-discharge. They help maintain the level of charge the battery had when used last.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accumulateurs et alternateurs (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acumuladores y alternadores (Vehículos automotores)
CONT

El mantenedor de carga para baterías [...] nos permite mantener la batería de nuestro coche con un nivel de carga adecuado, en momentos en los que el vehículo no se usa.

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Record 2 2017-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Cells (Electr.)
  • Security Devices
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

The application of a constant voltage to a storage battery, sufficient to maintain an approximately constant state of charge while the battery is idle.

OBS

trickle charge : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accumulateurs (Électricité)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

Charge d'un ou plusieurs accumulateurs à un régime ne dépassant pas le 1/50 de leur capacité en ampères-heure (exemple : charge d'une batterie d'automobile de 60 Ah par un courant de 1 ampère).

OBS

Noter qu'une charge lente peut être appliquée à un accumulateur complètement déchargé, notamment pour le désulfater s'il est sulfaté, et n'est donc pas forcément une charge d'entretien.

OBS

charge de maintien : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acumuladores (Electricidad)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Electrotecnia
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