Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

AUTOTRANSFORMADOR COMPENSADOR DE PARTIDA DE MOTOR ELÉTRICO

English translation:

motor starting autotransformer

Added to glossary by Julianete Azevedo
Feb 17, 2012 18:56
12 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

AUTOTRANSFORMADOR COMPENSADOR DE PARTIDA DE MOTOR ELÉTRICO

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general) engineering (electric and mechanical)
Hello.
Would anyone be so kind to help to translate the term above into English?
It's from a list of electric/mechanical equipment.
Would it be Electric motor start Compensator? Autotransformer Compensator of/for electric motor start?

Thanks ever so much.

Discussion

ghostwriter-BR Feb 17, 2012:
Parabéns, João! E assim deveriam reagir todos o sprofissionais competentes, que desejam tornar este site uma fonte fidedigna para todos que a ela recorram.

Proposed translations

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motor starting autotransformer

'compensador' and 'elétrico' are implied.
Motors are always electric, whereas engines run on fuels

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Note added at 51 mins (2012-02-17 19:47:48 GMT)
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Please note correction by my friend Ghostwriter below. He's right!
Peer comment(s):

neutral ghostwriter-BR : Sorry João. There are hydraulic motor too.
14 mins
You're right dude! But in this particular context, as we use 'autotransformer', it is implied that it is electric. Anyway, it is possible to say 'electric motor starting autotransformer'. All the best, and please note that comments are always welcome!
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autotransformer starting cosmpensator

Controllers for Three-Phase Motors
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www.industrial-electronics.com/elecy4_16.html

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-02-17 22:02:25 GMT)
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Sorry:

compensator
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