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ADDITIVE POLARITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
- Transformers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- additive polarity
1, record 1, English, additive%20polarity
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - additive%20polarity
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - additive%20polarity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
additive polarity: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - additive%20polarity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
- Transformateurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polarité additive
1, record 1, French, polarit%C3%A9%20additive
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 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 1, French, - polarit%C3%A9%20additive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polarité additive : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - polarit%C3%A9%20additive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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