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WHEATSTONE SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Currents
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
DEF

A duplex system in which the neutrality of the receiving apparatus at each end to the currents sent from that end is secured by a balance of potentials on the Wheatstone bridge principle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
DEF

Equipement grâce auquel les appareils récepteurs, placés à chacune des extrémités du circuit, sont protégés de l'action des courants émis à leur extrémité, grâce à un équilibrage de potentiels d'après le principe du pont de Wheatstone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corriente eléctrica
  • Circuitos eléctricos e interruptores automáticos
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