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passage de prises

English translation: tap-changing

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French term or phrase:passage de prises
English translation:tap-changing
Entered by: Tony M

11:13 Dec 27, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / French power grids, Transmission System Operators
French term or phrase: passage de prises
This is part of the interface of software that enables Transmission System Operators to simulate faults on electricity power grids. It is in a section about adding remedial actions based on phase-shifting transformer ranges.
"passage de prises, limité en absolu et/ou en relatif"

Any suggestions would be very gratefully received.
Josh Ord-Hume
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:21
tap-changing
Explanation:
Well, in the context of a phase-shifter, 'prise' is a tap, and when you 'passer' from one to another, you 'change' the tap; my only lingering doubt is more to do with the way they are actually using it here, as it's hard to be sure without seeing the entire context!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 18:21
Grading comment
Many thanks!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +1tap-changing
Tony M
1intake pathway
Daniel Liberman


  

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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tap-changing


Explanation:
Well, in the context of a phase-shifter, 'prise' is a tap, and when you 'passer' from one to another, you 'change' the tap; my only lingering doubt is more to do with the way they are actually using it here, as it's hard to be sure without seeing the entire context!

Tony M
France
Local time: 18:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 338
Grading comment
Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johannes Gleim
5 hrs
  -> Danke, Johannes!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
intake pathway


Explanation:
This is my guess, in the absence of more context.

Daniel Liberman
United States
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Sorry, Dan, but that's nothing whatever to do with the context here, which is pretty muich adequate if one knows the field.
3 hrs
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Gilou.
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