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TRANSIENT RECOVERY VOLTAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

The voltage that appears across the terminals after current interruption.

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).

OBS

transient recovery voltage : term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC).

PHR

Prospective transient recovery voltage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

Tension électrique qui se rétablit aux bornes d'un appareillage électrique lorsqu'il interrompt un courant alternatif.

OBS

C'est un paramètre qui influe fortement sur la réussite d'une coupure de courant dans un réseau à haute tension.

OBS

tension transitoire de rétablissement : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

PHR

Tension transitoire de rétablissement présumée.

Spanish

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