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Record 1 2017-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Cells (Electr.)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
DEF

[A] low-level loop current found on some traditional PLC/DCS [programmable logic controller/distributed control system] output modules.

OBS

It [supervisory current] is part of a diagnostic scheme that module manufacturers devised to verify the presence of open circuits. The principle is that as long as a load is connected to the module, there should be current flow. Only when the load is disconnected—creating an open circuit—should there be zero current draw.

OBS

supervisory current: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accumulateurs (Électricité)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Protection et prévention (Électrotechnique)
CONT

Lorsqu’il ne détecte plus de points lumineux ou d’appareils en fonctionnement sur le circuit qui lui est raccordé, l’IAC [Interrupteur automatique de champs] coupe le 220 V, supprimant ainsi la totalité des champs électro-magnétiques. Un courant de surveillance de 9,5 V (totalement inoffensif) lui permet de détecter tout appel de puissance (remise en marche d’un appareil) et de remettre de façon automatique le 220 V.

OBS

courant de surveillance : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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