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SURGE STOPPER [1 record]

Record 1 2023-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
  • Electric Currents
  • Electronics
  • Security
DEF

A device placed in an electrical circuit to protect electrical devices from excessive voltage.

CONT

A surge suppressor, sometimes optimistically called a surge protector, is a device inserted in the alternating current (AC) utility line ... or telephone line to prevent damage to electronic equipment from voltage spikes, or transients.

OBS

A surge suppressor is a type of surge protective device.

Key term(s)
  • surge suppresser
  • surge arrestor
  • transient voltage suppresser
  • transient suppresser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection et prévention (Électrotechnique)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
  • Électronique
  • Sécurité
DEF

Dispositif conçu pour protéger un circuit contre les surtensions transitoires en créant à son entrée un chemin de faible résistance que le courant associé à la surtension emprunte.

OBS

Un parasurtenseur est un type de dispositif de protection contre les surtensions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección y seguridad (Electrotecnia)
  • Corriente eléctrica
  • Electrónica
  • Seguridad
OBS

La mayoría de los supresores [transitorios] usualmente protegen el equipo contra las sobretensiones súbitas.

OBS

Un supresor de sobretensiones es un tipo de dispositivo de protección contra sobretensiones.

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