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INSTANTANEOUS TRIP [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- instantaneous trip
1, record 1, English, instantaneous%20trip
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instantaneous trip : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick). 2, record 1, English, - instantaneous%20trip
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déclenchement instantané
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9clenchement%20instantan%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déclenchement instantané : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9clenchement%20instantan%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
- Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- instantaneous magnetic trip
1, record 2, English, instantaneous%20magnetic%20trip
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Protection et prévention (Électrotechnique)
- Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déclenchement magnétique instantané
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9clenchement%20magn%C3%A9tique%20instantan%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-01-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- instantaneous release
1, record 3, English, instantaneous%20release
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- instantaneous self-protection release 2, record 3, English, instantaneous%20self%2Dprotection%20release
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The threshold for the instantaneous self-protection release should therefore be set very low, which restricts discrimination with downstream equipment to low values, unless more sophisticated trip criteria are used. 2, record 3, English, - instantaneous%20release
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instantaneous release: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). 1, record 3, English, - instantaneous%20release
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareillage électrique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- déclencheur instantané
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9clencheur%20instantan%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- DIN 1, record 3, French, DIN
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déclencheur instantané : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI). 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9clencheur%20instantan%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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