Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Conditions premier défaut (app. électr)

English translation:

Single fault conditions (electr. equipt)

Added to glossary by Conor McAuley
Aug 9, 2005 11:15
19 yrs ago
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French term

Conditions premier défaut

French to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng Testing of Electrical Equipment
In a table listing the results of tests on electrical equipment - results in ohms, mA, and volts.

Fr>UK Eng.

"MESURES DES COURANTS DE FUITE A LA TERRE
- Tension d'alimentation
- Courant de fuite mesuré
1. Conditions normales
2. Conditions ***premier défaut***"

The best I've got so far is "1st-level fault conditions". I presume the term refers to a certain category/range of technical fault.

Anybody out there familiar with this term?

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): Conditions premier d�faut
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Single fault conditions

or Single-fault conditions

Leakage currents are measured during both normal conditions and single-fault conditions.

Such conditions are called "single fault conditions" (SFC's) and include ...
For class I equipment, earth leakage current is measured as shown in figure 12. ...
www.ebme.co.uk/arts/safety/part6.htm

The classifications are as follows: Earth Leakage Current, ... The tests conducted
on the products simulate both normal and single fault conditions. ...
www.asresearch.com/techinfo/faqs/leakage.shtml
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a million Rachel, bon vent! Thanks to all."
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French term (edited): Conditions premier d�faut

default

could be first default setting ???
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French term (edited): Conditions premier d�faut

Initial fault conditions

This would appear to be a comparative table: measuring earth (leakage) current under normal conditions and when a fault arises
Peer comment(s):

agree Vicky Papaprodromou
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