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au maintien

English translation: holding current

05:12 Apr 9, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / device power consumption
French term or phrase: au maintien
From a catalogue of electrical components.

The power consumption of an auxiliary device (time switch) is set out in a table as shown:

à vide - 5VA
à l'appel - 3A
**au maintien** - 0,2 A

Idling current, demand current and ... running current?
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 01:27
English translation:holding current
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_current_(electronics)
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Anca Florescu-Mitchell
France
Local time: 00:27
Grading comment
Thank you Anca!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2holding current
Anca Florescu-Mitchell
4 +1maintaining current
Johannes Gleim
4during / in hold
Tony M


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
during / in hold


Explanation:
One might equally say 'on hold', but that has other connotations in other fields that might make it sound odd here.

If this is still your various timer relays etc., it will mean the quiescent power, the current during operation (e.g. when you push the button — this will be the energizing current to make the relay operate) and the much lower 'hold' current that is needed to keep the relay on.

Tony M
France
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
holding current


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_current_(electronics)

Anca Florescu-Mitchell
France
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
Thank you Anca!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
17 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Terry Richards
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courant au maintien
maintaining current


Explanation:
Il faut distinguer entre « courant au maintien », « maintien du courant » et « courant de maintien » Le courant au maintien est le courant pendant le maintien (maintaining current) de l’électro-aimant par exemple. Le courant de maintien est le courant requis pour maintenir quelque chose (holding current), la capacité d’ne batterie par exemple.

[0060] … Ainsi, par rapport aux solutions connues, pour une même valeur de courant au maintien et pour la même valeur de contre tension, le passage en mode parallèle des bobinages permet de démagnétiser plus rapidement et donc d'ouvrir plus rapidement l'actionneur.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP2019396A1?cl=fr&dq="courant ... (Source)
0060] … Thus, compared with known solutions, for the same current value and to maintain the same voltage value against the passage of the windings in parallel mode can demagnetize more quickly and thus to open faster the actuator. In addition, for the same value of current to maintain, for a given demagnetization time, placing the windings in parallel mode can demagnetize against a lower voltage.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP2019396A1?cl=en&dq="courant ... (Traduction)

[0008] … Le courant issu du détecteur est alors comparé à un courant de référence fixe, et la fréquence des impulsions est asservie en boucle fermée au maintien du courant collecté à la valeur de cette référence.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP0188397A2?cl=fr&dq="courant"... (Source)

[0008] … The current from the detector is then compared to a fixed reference current, and the pulse frequency is controlled in closed loop to maintain the current collected at the value of this reference.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP0188397A2?cl=en&dq="courant"... (Traduction)

7. Dispositif d'alimentation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le premier générateur (4) est susceptible de fournir à intervalles périodiques prédéterminés Tr des impulsions de tension aptes à créer l'amorçage de la décharge dans la lampe, que le second générateur (5, 6) est apte à fournir en synchronisme avec chaque impulsion de tension, un courant de maintien de la décharge et que ledit signal de période T₁ est appliqué pendant une durée Tc qui est une fonction d'un signal de consigne, ladite durée d'application étant comprise dans les limites 0 ≦ Tc ≦ Tr.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP0288924B1?cl=fr&dq="courant"... (Source)
7. Power supply device according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the first generator (4) may furnish at predetermined periodic intervals Tr voltage pulses adapted to trigger discharge in the lamp, that the second generator (5, 6) may furnish the lamp with a discharge maintaining current synchronized with each voltage pulse and that said signal of duration T₁ is applied during a duration Tc which is a function of an instruction signal, said duration of application being within the limits 0 ≦ Tc ≦ Tr.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP0288924B1?cl=en&dq="courant"... (Traduction)

1. Dispositif d'alimentation pour commander, en réponse à au moins un signal de consigne, l'intensité lumineuse d'au moins un élément émetteur de lumière comprenant au moins une lampe à décharge (1), caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte un générateur (4) fournissant à intervalles périodiques prédéterminés (T,) des impulsions de tension (10) aptes à créer l'amorçage de la décharge dans la lampe et une source de courant continu (5) d'amplitude sensiblement constante susceptible de fournir à la lampe, en synchronisme avec chaque impulsion de tension, un courant de maintien de la décharge dont la durée d'application (Tc) est fonction dudit signal de consigne.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP0152026B1?cl=fr&dq="courant"... (Source)
1. Energizing arrangement for controlling, in response to at least one instruction signal, the luminous intensity of at least one light emitting element having at least one discharge lamp (1), characterized by the fact that it comprises a generator (4) providing voltage pulses (10) at predetermined periodic intervals (Tr) in order to start the discharge in the lamp and a direct current source (5) of essentially constant amplitude adapted to provide the lamp with a discharge maintenance current in synchronism with each voltage pulse, the duration (Tc) of said maintenance current being determined by said instruction signal.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP0152026B1?cl=en&dq="courant"... (Traduction)

caractérisé en ce que la valeur minimale de la résistance électrique présentée par la thermistance ou l'association des thermistances, est déterminée de telle sorte que le courant électrique maximal admis dans le circuit de commande du relais, lors du fonctionnement normal de l'appareil, soit supérieur au courant de maintien des contacts fermés du relais, mais inférieur au courant permettant la fermeture des contacts du relais.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP1051099B1?cl=fr&dq="courant"... (Source)
The invention is characterised in that the minimum value of the electrical resistance presented by the thermistor or assembly of thermistors, is determined such that the maximum electric current admitted into the rely control circuit, when the appliance is operating normally, is higher than the retaining current of the relay closed contacts, but less than the current enabling the relay contacts to be closed.
https://www.google.de/patents/EP1051099B1?cl=en&dq="courant"... (Traduction)

Dispositif de commande d'un électro-aimant, avec un circuit d'alimentation alimenté par le courant de maintien de l'électro-aimant
https://www.google.de/patents/EP1009003B1?cl=fr&dq="courant ... (Source)
Control device for an electromagnet, with a power supply powered by the holding current of the electromagnet
https://www.google.de/patents/EP1009003B1?cl=en&dq="courant ...
(Traduction)

7. Dispositif selon la revendications 3, caractérisé en ce que le second composant polymère (8) a un courant de maintien d'environ 0,1 ampères à 20°C.
https://www.google.de/patents/WO1999031778A1?cl=fr&dq="coura... (Source)
7. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the second polymeric component (8) has a holding current of approximately 0.1 amps at 20 ° C.
https://www.google.de/patents/WO1999031778A1?cl=en&dq="coura... (Traduction)

Nota : la dernière paire des termes est plus fréquente.

Johannes Gleim
Local time: 00:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 165

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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