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CORRIENTE CORTO CIRCUITO [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Components

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Électrotechnique
  • Composants électrotechniques
OBS

Pluriel : des coupe-circuits.

OBS

coupe-circuits (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos eléctricos e interruptores automáticos
  • Electrotecnia
  • Componentes eléctricos
DEF

Dispositivo mediante el cual se intercala en un circuito un conductor fusible a baja temperatura que se funde e interrumpe la corriente en caso de sobrecarga o de corto circuito.

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Record 2 2007-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

Initial value of the current obtained in a circuit of negligible resistance.

OBS

short-circuit current: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Surintensité résultant d'un court-circuit dans un circuit électrique.

OBS

courant de court-circuit : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
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