Aug 30, 2009 17:57
14 yrs ago
French term
charge non pulsée
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
it is a matter of testing a vehicle device with different loads in vehicle.
would "non-pulsed load" be OK?
would "non-pulsed load" be OK?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | static load |
Marco Solinas
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| 3 | non-transient load |
rkillings
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| 2 | non-pulse load |
Tony M
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| 2 | proportional load |
Terry Richards
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Proposed translations
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Marco Solinas
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static load
I think this is how they are called
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: Logical enough; but there may have been some specific reason why the writer chose to express it in this particular way.
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non-pulse load
I'm afraid it all depends on the exact context, which you haven't given us.
Normally speaking, I'd call a load that isn't 'pulsed' a 'continuous load' — but I have to assume there is some specific reason the writer chose to express it in this particular way.
I wouldn't say 'pulsed', unless perhaps for some reason the pulsing is deliberate, rather than simply fortuitous (i.e. as a result of the way some device operates...); there might be an argument for saying 'non-pulsing', but again, it all does really depend on the wider context.
We do quite often talk about 'pulse loads', so it doesn't seem unreasonable to me by the same token to refer to 'non-pulse loads'.
Normally speaking, I'd call a load that isn't 'pulsed' a 'continuous load' — but I have to assume there is some specific reason the writer chose to express it in this particular way.
I wouldn't say 'pulsed', unless perhaps for some reason the pulsing is deliberate, rather than simply fortuitous (i.e. as a result of the way some device operates...); there might be an argument for saying 'non-pulsing', but again, it all does really depend on the wider context.
We do quite often talk about 'pulse loads', so it doesn't seem unreasonable to me by the same token to refer to 'non-pulse loads'.
43 mins
non-transient load
Another possibility, esp. for suspension components.
19 hrs
Terry Richards
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Works in: French to English, English
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175
proportional load
Note the confidence level!
In a lot of modern car electronics, the position of various actuators etc. is set by pulsing the control voltage. In other words, the position of the device is related to what fraction of the time the power is on. If the power is on for 1ms and then off for 9, the device will be 10% open.
Other devices are controlled by varying the control voltage which is continuous rather than pulsed. The position of the device is then proportional to the applied control voltage.
I'm wondering if your load isn't one of these proportional devices...
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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-08-31 13:53:14 GMT)
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This would differentiate it from the continuous load which would be something like a light bulb that is fed full voltage continuously.
In a lot of modern car electronics, the position of various actuators etc. is set by pulsing the control voltage. In other words, the position of the device is related to what fraction of the time the power is on. If the power is on for 1ms and then off for 9, the device will be 10% open.
Other devices are controlled by varying the control voltage which is continuous rather than pulsed. The position of the device is then proportional to the applied control voltage.
I'm wondering if your load isn't one of these proportional devices...
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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-08-31 13:53:14 GMT)
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This would differentiate it from the continuous load which would be something like a light bulb that is fed full voltage continuously.
Discussion
If it is electrical, then it seems to me, by opposition to 'continuous', it must be referring to a load that varies over time, but does not pulse on and off (perhaps drawing heavy momentary currents, for example).
In that case, I agree that 'static' probably wouldn't work, though 'transient' might; this could depend to some extent on whether or not this is an occasional or regular variation of the load (for example).
As ever, more context is really the only way to figure it out for sure...