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GPF DEVICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
- Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ground-fault protection
1, record 1, English, ground%2Dfault%20protection
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GPF 2, record 1, English, GPF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- earth-fault protection 3, record 1, English, earth%2Dfault%20protection
correct, standardized
- ground-fault protection device 4, record 1, English, ground%2Dfault%20protection%20device
correct
- GPF device 2, record 1, English, GPF%20device
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A protection intended to operate for power system earth faults. 3, record 1, English, - ground%2Dfault%20protection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The GFP device is designed to detect current on the grounding system (i.e., a ground fault), which will blow the fuse and open the circuit. 5, record 1, English, - ground%2Dfault%20protection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ground-fault protection; earth-fault protection: terms and definition standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). 6, record 1, English, - ground%2Dfault%20protection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ground-fault protection: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 7, record 1, English, - ground%2Dfault%20protection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Protection et prévention (Électrotechnique)
- Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- protection de défaut à la terre
1, record 1, French, protection%20de%20d%C3%A9faut%20%C3%A0%20la%20terre
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dispositif de protection contre les défauts de terre 2, record 1, French, dispositif%20de%20protection%20contre%20les%20d%C3%A9fauts%20de%20terre
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protection destinée à fonctionner en cas de défaut à la terre dans le réseau d'énergie 1, record 1, French, - protection%20de%20d%C3%A9faut%20%C3%A0%20la%20terre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protection de défaut à la terre : terme et définition normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI). 3, record 1, French, - protection%20de%20d%C3%A9faut%20%C3%A0%20la%20terre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dispositif de protection contre les défauts de terre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - protection%20de%20d%C3%A9faut%20%C3%A0%20la%20terre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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