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FAULT GROUND [7 records]

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Record 1 2024-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
  • Electronic Defects and Failures
DEF

The occurrence of an accidental conductive path between a live conductor and the earth.

OBS

ground fault; earth fault: designations and definition standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

OBS

ground fault: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection et prévention (Électrotechnique)
  • Défectuosités et pannes (Électronique)
DEF

Occurrence d'un chemin conducteur accidentel entre une partie active et la Terre.

OBS

défaut à la terre : désignation et définition normalisées par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

OBS

défaut à la terre : désignation uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección y seguridad (Electrotecnia)
  • Defectos y fallas electrónicos
OBS

fallo a tierra; defecto a tierra: designaciones normalizadas por la Comisión Electrotécnica Internacional (CEI).

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Record 2 2016-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standards
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Security
OBS

CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 144-M91 (R2015): standard code used by CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes de l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Sécurité
OBS

CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 144-FM91 (C2015) : code de norme utilisé par la CSA.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Helicopters (Military)
OBS

ground fault: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
OBS

mise à la masse défectueuse : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
Key term(s)
  • ground fault circuit interrupter
  • ground fault interrupter

French

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos eléctricos e interruptores automáticos
  • Protección y seguridad (Electrotecnia)
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Record 5 2010-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
DEF

A legal basis, foundation, motive, (valid) reason for introducing a particular law-suit, e.g.-ground for divorce (cruelty desertion)

CONT

Divorce reformers called to the eradication of fault ground and adversary proceedings and for attention to the emotional, social and economic aspects of divorce. In response, legislative reform of divorce codes did occur in the late 1960s and 1970s when no-fault statutes began to be adopted and institutionalized through the country.

CONT

To get a divorce, you can use the "fault grounds" or the "marriage breakdown" situation. There are a number of fault ground for divorce. These include, for example, that he has committed adultery, that he is grossly addicted to alcohol or narcotics, that he spent a certain amount of time in prison, on that he is guilty of "cruelty" toward you. There are other "fault grounds' for divorce, but the ground of cruelty is of particular interest to battered women.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
DEF

Base juridique, fondement, ou raison (valable) pour introduire une action en justice, par ex. motifs de divorce (abandon, cruauté, etc.)

CONT

Il est faux de croire que l'on doive séparer de corps avant de divorcer mais, pour divorcer, il faut un motif que l'on retrouve à l'article 3 de la Loi du divorce. Parmi les motifs énumérés il y a "la cruauté mentale et physique". Il y a en ce moment un projet de loi fédéral qui aura pour effet dans l'avenir de ne plus exiger un motif pour divorcer.

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Document d'information du Service de gestion de l'énergie à Manitoba Hydro

Spanish

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Record 7 1990-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Electric Tools
  • Insulated Transmission Cabling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Petit outillage électrique
  • Canalisations isolées (Électricité)

Spanish

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