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TRANSFORMER POLARITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transformers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transformer polarity
1, record 1, English, transformer%20polarity
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transformer polarity : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick). 2, record 1, English, - transformer%20polarity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transformateurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polarité de transformateur
1, record 1, French, polarit%C3%A9%20de%20transformateur
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polarité de transformateur : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - polarit%C3%A9%20de%20transformateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-06-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
- Transformers
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- additive polarity
1, record 2, English, additive%20polarity
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The numerical sum of two coil voltages that appears between a pair of bushings, one low voltage and one high voltage, when another low-voltage and another high-voltage bushing are interconnected and a winding is energized by a test voltage. 2, record 2, English, - additive%20polarity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A transformer is said to have additive polarity if... the voltmeter reads the sum(additive) of the high-and low-voltage windings. It is subtractive polarity if the voltmeter reads the difference(subtractive) between the voltages of the two windings. 3, record 2, English, - additive%20polarity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
additive polarity: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 2, English, - additive%20polarity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
- Transformateurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- polarité additive
1, record 2, French, polarit%C3%A9%20additive
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On dit qu'un transformateur a une polarité additive lorsque la borne haute tension H1 montée sur la cuve du transformateur est diamétralement opposée à la borne basse tension X1. La polarité est dite soustractive lorsque la borne H1 est en regard de la borne X1. 2, record 2, French, - polarit%C3%A9%20additive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polarité additive : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 2, French, - polarit%C3%A9%20additive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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