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MACHINE COURANT CONTINU [2 records]

Record 1 2014-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measurements of Electricity
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
DEF

A machine incorporating an armature winding connected via a commutator to a direct current system and having magnetic poles that are excited from a source of direct or undulating current or that are permanent magnets.

OBS

direct current machine; d.c. machine: terms and definition standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

Key term(s)
  • DC commutator machine
  • DC machine
  • d.c. commutator machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
DEF

Machine comprenant un enroulement d'induit raccordé à un réseau à courant continu par l'intermédiaire d'un collecteur et ayant des pôles magnétiques excités par une source de courant continu ou ondulé ou constitués d'aimants permanents.

OBS

machine à courant continu : terme et définition normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Key term(s)
  • machine à cc
  • machine à c.c.
  • machine à collecteur à CC
  • machine à collecteur à C.C.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medida de la electricidad
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
DEF

Máquina que comprende un devanado inducido conectado a una red de corriente continua por medio de un colector y que tiene polos magnéticos excitados por una fuente de corriente continua u ondulada o que son imanes permanentes.

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Record 2 1995-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Metal Joining)
  • Arc Welding
  • Electrical Systems
CONT

[Welder: Job description.] Welds prototypes and components constructed of a wide range of metals and alloys such as steels, stainless steels, heat resistant alloys, aluminum alloys, copper and brass. Assignments typically require the use of Ultra-High-Vacuum equipment and techniques. The incumbent utilizes equipment and processes such as seam, spot, and manual welders, tungsten and metallic inert gas welders, AC/DC transformer and DC generator welders, motorized welding positioners, and laser welders; and selects electrodes and filler and brazing alloys.

Key term(s)
  • d.c. generator welder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement pour l'assemblage des métaux
  • Soudage à l'arc
  • Ensembles électrotechniques
OBS

Pour plus de renseignements, voir les fiches suivantes dans TERMIUM : «arc welding generator», «welding generator».

Spanish

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