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GENERATRICE EXCITATION HYPOCOMPOUND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electric Rotary Machines
- Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- undercompounded generator
1, record 1, English, undercompounded%20generator
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- under-compounded generator 2, record 1, English, under%2Dcompounded%20generator
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If series winding turns are so adjusted that with the rise in load current, the terminal voltage considerably rests constant, it is known as flat-compounded generator. ... If series field coil has lesser number of turns than for a flat- compound generator, the source voltage falls with increase in load current ... Such a machine is termed under-compounded generator. 2, record 1, English, - undercompounded%20generator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
undercompounded generator: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - undercompounded%20generator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Machines tournantes électriques
- Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- génératrice à excitation hypocompound
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ratrice%20%C3%A0%20excitation%20hypocompound
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- génératrice hypocompound 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ratrice%20hypocompound
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- génératrice à excitation hypo-composée 3, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ratrice%20%C3%A0%20excitation%20hypo%2Dcompos%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
à excitation shunt stabilisée : Qualifie une génératrice à excitation hypo-compound [hypo-composée] assurant une chute de tension en charge, telle que les machines puissent fonctionner en parallèle sans fils d'équilibre. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ratrice%20%C3%A0%20excitation%20hypocompound
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
génératrice à excitation hypocompound; génératrice hypocompound : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ratrice%20%C3%A0%20excitation%20hypocompound
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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