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TRANSIENT RECOVERY VOLTAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transient recovery voltage
1, record 1, English, transient%20recovery%20voltage
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TRV 1, record 1, English, TRV
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The voltage that appears across the terminals after current interruption. 1, record 1, English, - transient%20recovery%20voltage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a critical parameter for fault interruption by a high-voltage circuit breaker, its characteristics (amplitude, rate of rise) can lead either to a successful current interruption or to a failure (called reignition or restrike). 1, record 1, English, - transient%20recovery%20voltage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
transient recovery voltage : term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC). 2, record 1, English, - transient%20recovery%20voltage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Prospective transient recovery voltage. 2, record 1, English, - transient%20recovery%20voltage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tension transitoire de rétablissement
1, record 1, French, tension%20transitoire%20de%20r%C3%A9tablissement
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TTR 1, record 1, French, TTR
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tension électrique qui se rétablit aux bornes d'un appareillage électrique lorsqu'il interrompt un courant alternatif. 1, record 1, French, - tension%20transitoire%20de%20r%C3%A9tablissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est un paramètre qui influe fortement sur la réussite d'une coupure de courant dans un réseau à haute tension. 1, record 1, French, - tension%20transitoire%20de%20r%C3%A9tablissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tension transitoire de rétablissement : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI). 2, record 1, French, - tension%20transitoire%20de%20r%C3%A9tablissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Tension transitoire de rétablissement présumée. 2, record 1, French, - tension%20transitoire%20de%20r%C3%A9tablissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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