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à coupure dans l’air

English translation: Air circuit breaker

12:00 Aug 10, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
French term or phrase: à coupure dans l’air
Les disjoncteurs ACB doivent être de type à coupure dans l’air. Ils doivent être équipés en standard de :
shweta kheria
Local time: 03:44
English translation:Air circuit breaker
Explanation:
In this circuit breaker, the quenching medium is air.
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narasimha (X)
India
Local time: 03:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Air circuit breaker
narasimha (X)
3air circuit breaker
Tony M
Summary of reference entries provided
types de disjoncteur
Didier Fourcot

  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Air circuit breaker


Explanation:
In this circuit breaker, the quenching medium is air.

narasimha (X)
India
Local time: 03:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 49

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
0 min
  -> Thank you, Tony
agree  Didier Fourcot: Les ACB doivent être des ACB! La coupure dans l'huile ou dans le vide est quand même nettement moins courante, ou il s'agit de haute tension non précisée dans le contexte
1 hr
  -> Merci Bien, Didier
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
air circuit breaker


Explanation:
Your text expresses it rather oddly (maybe non-native FR?) — particularly since that is specifically what the 'ACB' part means in the first place!

Tony M
France
Local time: 00:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2116
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: types de disjoncteur

Reference information:
Coupure dans l'air, dans l'huile, l'air comprimé, le vide...
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disjoncteur_à_haute_tension#Te...
curieusement pas de lien vers un équivalent anglais de cet article mais je verrais bien celui-là:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_breaker#Arc_interrupti...

http://www2.schneider-electric.com/documents/technical-publi...

Didier Fourcot
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M: 'ACB' is a standard abbreviation in EN for Air Circuit Breaker
2 hrs
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