Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

escorvado à terra

English translation:

discharge/leakage to earth

Added to glossary by Nick Taylor
Nov 25, 2017 15:56
6 yrs ago
Portuguese term

escorvado à terra

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng Transformers
Seen in Production Analysis Report

T ransformador ensaiado em 14 e 15 dez 2014;
Falha no último ensaio dieléctrico:
HIPOT no circuito primário - AT.
Tensão máxima a suportar seria de 350kV DC, tendo escorvado à terra a um nível de tensão de 338kV.
Descubagem realizada em 16 Dez 2014, seguida de inspecção à parte activa;
Proposed translations (English)
3 discharge/leakage to earth
Change log

Nov 27, 2017 08:10: Nick Taylor Created KOG entry

Discussion

Mario Freitas Nov 25, 2017:
Funny Escorva is usual in hydraulics/plumbing. Never heard of it in electric engineering.
Google returns zero occurrences for "escorva à terra" between quotes.

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discharge/leakage to earth

discharge to earth
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