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IDLE POWER [21 records]

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Record 1 2019-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Documents (Industries)
  • Air Safety
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

The airplane's operating manual states the airplane will experience an aerodynamic stall at 48 mph indicated airspeed with flaps at position one and at idle engine power.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents techniques (Industries)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • Traction (Rail)
  • Diesel Motors
CONT

Once a diesel engine is running, the engine speed is monitored and controlled through a governor. The governor ensures that the engine speed stays high enough to idle at the right speed and that the engine speed will not rise too high when full power is demanded. The governor is a simple mechanical device which first appeared on steam engines.... The governor consists of a rotating shaft, which is driven by the diesel engine. A pair of flyweights are linked to the shaft and they rotate as it rotates. The centrifugal force caused by the rotation causes the weights to be thrown outwards as the speed of the shaft rises. If the speed falls the weights move inwards. The flyweights are linked to a collar fitted around the shaft by a pair of arms. As the weights move out, so the collar rises on the shaft. If the weights move inwards, the collar moves down the shaft. The movement of the collar is used to operate the fuel rack lever controlling the amount of fuel supplied to the engine by the injectors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
  • Moteurs diesel

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
OBS

In conditions of poor traction, ask the Flight Crew to select idle reverse thrust to assist the tractor during push back.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

ralenti poussée inverse; ralenti inversion : termes uniformisés par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
DEF

An energy-saving state that a device may go into automatically if it is not used over a period of time, in which some of its functions shut down.

OBS

[This mode saves] significant electrical consumption compared to leaving a device fully on and idle but [allows] the user to avoid having to reset programming codes or wait for a machine to reboot. Many devices signify this power mode by a pulsing LED [light emitting diode] power light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
CONT

Mode veille - Se met automatiquement en marche sur un portable après un certain laps de temps paramétrable par l'utilisateur. Il est destiné à économiser l'énergie de la batterie.

OBS

Un dispositif électronique ou informatique est en [mode] veille si la plupart de ses fonctions ont été arrêtées temporairement dans le but de diminuer sa consommation électrique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrónica
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Record 5 2011-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Electrical Wiring (Building Elements)
CONT

In the event of an automated demand response(ADR)--a notification from the utility company to reduce electricity--the enterprise energy management system can not only adjust air conditioning units and dim the building lights, it can also instruct the network to power down unneeded devices, such as unmanned IP desk phones, idle servers and even inactive switch ports. In a virtualized data center environment, the enterprise energy management system could send alerts when servers should be spun up or down depending on use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Installations électriques (Éléments du bâtiment)

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

puissance de service au repos : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

A state of idling.

PHR

Idle position, power, RPM, thrust.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

État de ce qui est plus lent.

OBS

ralenti : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Position de «ralenti», poussée au ralenti, puissance régime de ralenti.

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

Running at governed low speed consistent with reliable smooth operation, in most engines well above minimum sustaining rpm; usually two regimes, ground [and] flight.

OBS

rpm : rotation per minute.

OBS

idling power; idling: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

idling power: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Le régime de ralenti en vol est adopté notamment en phase d'approche avant atterrissage. Le régime ralenti est utilisé principalement au sol. Quant au régime élevé, il est utilisé au décollage et aux phases d'ascension.

OBS

puissance au régime de ralenti; ralenti : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

régime de ralenti; ralenti : termes uniformisés par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

OBS

régime de ralenti : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
OBS

potencia al régimen de marcha lenta; marcha lenta : términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 9 2008-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

There are two throttle levers... to control the thrust setting of the engine from idle to take-off power.... The throttle levers are mechanically linked to the engine by cables and push-pull controls.

Key term(s)
  • push-pull controls
  • push pull control
  • push pull controls

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

effet : Puissance transmise par une force, une machine [par exemple] «machine à simple, à double effet».

OBS

commande à double effet : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

OBS

commande va-et-vient : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 10 2007-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
PHR

Ball stop unit, bumper stop, door stop, downstop, droop stop(restrainer), flight fine pitch stop, flight safety stop, ground fine pitch stop, ground idle, latching, limit, locking, part power trim, piston, reverse, stud stop, upstop.

PHR

Adjustable dead, elastic, engaged, fine pitch, full open, high pitch, idle, mechanical, movable, retractable stop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Épaulement limitant le mouvement d'une pièce.

OBS

butée : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Butée à billes, d'affaissement, de débattement (gouverne), de porte, de ralenti, de réversion, de verrouillage, fin de course, fin de course piston, grand pas, petit pas, petit pas sol, petit pas vol, plein gaz, réglage de poussée partielle, sécurité croisière.

PHR

Butée, basse, centrifuge, effaçable, élastique, enclenchée, escamotable, fixe haute, inférieure, mécanique mobile, mobile du levier volets, mobile manette d'inversion, réglable, rétractable, supérieure.

Spanish

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Record 11 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines
  • Wind Energy
DEF

The difference(about 1 %) between the rotational speed at peak power and at idle of an asynchronous generator.

OBS

This difference in per cent of the synchronous speed is called the generator’s slip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Différence (normalement d'environ 1 %) entre la vitesse de rotation à la puissance maximale et celle à vide d'une génératrice asynchrone.

OBS

Cette différence exprimée en pourcentage de la vitesse synchrone est également appelée le glissement de la génératrice.

Spanish

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Record 12 2004-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The pilot released the sling load, moved ahead to clear the load and then landed on the snow surface. He did a seating check to determine how firm the snow base was and then, when satisfied that the area was suitable, he fully lowered the collective and reduced power to ground idle. The bear paws broke through the snow, and the tail rotor was damaged on contact with the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Le pilote a largué la charge sous l'élingue, s'est déplacé pour s'éloigner de la charge et a atterri sur la surface enneigée. Il a ensuite vérifié l'assise de l'appareil pour déterminer la fermeté du sol neigeux, et, satisfait de l'état de la surface, il a abaissé complètement le collectif et a réduit la puissance du moteur au ralenti sol. Les pattes d'ours se sont enfoncées dans la neige, et le rotor de queue a touché le sol, ce qui l'a endommagé.

Spanish

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Record 13 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
CONT

The pneumatic control switch(PC) is an air-operated electrical switch that may automatically reduce the locomotive engine speed to idle and/or nullify power.

CONT

Air-assist nozzle.

Key term(s)
  • air operated
  • air assist
  • air controlled

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

L'interrupteur pneumatique de traction (PC), ou coupe-puissance, est un interrupteur électrique à commande pneumatique qui peut ramener automatiquement au ralenti le moteur de la locomotive ou couper la puissance des moteurs.

Spanish

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Record 14 1999-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
CONT

Speech Detection. If the Voice Activity Detector(VAD) option is active, a speech detector is used to identify periods of silence or idle VF channels to provide further compression in addition to ADPCM. This function is performed by the CDP card. The PCM signal is first passed through a high-pass filter to remove DC bias and 50/60 Hz. components that might disturb the speech or modem detectors. The energy of each sample is measured, and the average speech power is calculated. If the power is greater than-31 dBmO(dBmO equals a digital milliwatt), the signal is recognized as speech. This is a simplification of the VAD function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
CONT

puissance vocale moyenne. Valeur moyenne, pendant un intervalle de temps donné, des puissances vocales instantanées. [Justification reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.]

OBS

puissance vocale instantanée. Valeur, à un instant considéré, de la puissance acoustique émise par la bouche. [Justification reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR]

Spanish

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Record 15 1996-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotelephony
CONT

Control shall be provided to provide switching between the normal active mode(at maximum rated transmitter power) and the idle mode(receiving).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiotéléphonie
CONT

Une commande de commutation entre le mode actif normal (à la puissance d'émetteur nominale maximum) et le mode repos (réception) doit être fournie

Spanish

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Record 16 1996-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotelephony
CONT

Control shall be provided to provide switching between the normal active mode(at maximum rated transmitter power) and the idle mode(receiving).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiotéléphonie
CONT

Une commande de commutation entre le mode actif normal (à la puissance d'émetteur nominale maximum) et le mode repos (réception) doit être fournie

Spanish

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Record 17 1993-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
DEF

Switch that causes power knock-out, i. e. returning the diesel engine to idle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Interrupteur qui provoque la mise au ralenti du moteur diesel.

Spanish

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Record 18 1993-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

A power-steering switch input increases the engine idle speed to meet power steering demand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 19 1986-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

The other major carburator systems are the idle circuit, the accelerator pump circuit, the power enrichment circuit, and the choke system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 20 1985-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
OBS

nichset

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
OBS

hydraulique, pneumatique 127cp/2.75

Spanish

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Record 21 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

(position des manettes de gaz)

Spanish

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