should be picked up

French translation: devrait être activé

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English term or phrase:should be picked up
French translation:devrait être activé
Entered by: Catherine GEFFRAY

17:57 Sep 20, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
English term or phrase: should be picked up
The relay should be picked up a minimum short-circuit fault current
Catherine GEFFRAY
Local time: 08:43
devrait être activé
Explanation:
should be picked up BY a minimum fault current

devrait être activé par un courant de défaut minimal


"Pick Up – A relay is said to pick up when it moves from the off position to the on position or the operation of the relay is called the relay pick-up."
https://circuitglobe.com/protective-relays.html

"fault current : the current flowing at a given point of a network resulting from a fault at another point of this network
courant de défaut, m : courant en un point donné d'un réseau résultant d'un défaut en un autre point de ce réseau
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
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FX Fraipont (X)
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Local time: 08:43
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4 +2devrait être activé
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devrait être activé


Explanation:
should be picked up BY a minimum fault current

devrait être activé par un courant de défaut minimal


"Pick Up – A relay is said to pick up when it moves from the off position to the on position or the operation of the relay is called the relay pick-up."
https://circuitglobe.com/protective-relays.html

"fault current : the current flowing at a given point of a network resulting from a fault at another point of this network
courant de défaut, m : courant en un point donné d'un réseau résultant d'un défaut en un autre point de ce réseau
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 08:43
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agree  HERBET Abel: Oui me semble applicable
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