court-circuit pilotable
English translation: crowbar protection, crowbar short-circuit device
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| 11:41 Jan 16, 2010 |
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|  Selected response from: Jennifer Levey Chile Local time: 14:34 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | crowbar protection |
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| 2 | driven short circui |
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| 2 | controlled short circuit |
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29 mins confidence: 
driven short circui Explanation: a possibility -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2010-01-16 12:11:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Driven short circuit* |
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controlled short circuit Explanation: Far from certain but this is a possibility. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 mins (2010-01-16 12:28:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- MIG/MAG – short-circuit metal transfer – control of the current ... - [ Traduire cette page ] de JC Dutra - 2009 Development of a system controlled short circuit for metal transfer control .... controlled short circuit applied to the root pass [masters. Dissertation]. ... www.informaworld.com/index/909451045.pdf -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 48 mins (2010-01-16 12:30:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As there is little context to go on difficult to be certain but the sample site I've given you confirms my own idea. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2crowbar protection Explanation: The source text describes what is usually known in English as 'crowbar' protction. Le thyristor fonctionne en court-circuit pilotable par un détecteur de surtension --> The thyristor provides crowbar protection triggered by an over-voltage detector Crowbar and Protection Current-limit protection is an essential feature for power-supply systems. The three major types of current-limit-protection mechanisms are constant, ... www.electronicsinfoline.com › ... › Power Supply and Battery - Cached - Similar[DOC] TRANSIENT OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION SEMINAR File Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML The principle of crowbar devices is quite simple: upon occurrence of an ..... N., "Technologie et Applications des Varistances," Toute L'Electronique, ... www.eeel.nist.gov/817/pubs/spd.../OK Text Lectures.doc - Similar -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2010-01-16 14:04:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Re Asker's question below: If you want readers to understand what it being referred to, then you should include 'crowbar', which is the universally-accepted term for this kind of protection device. Adding 'short-circuit' is redundant in normal technical literature, but I guess it might be needed in a patent (at least the first time is comes up in the text). "crowbar short-circuit device" would be OK. |
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