Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

ARCING FAULT

Portuguese translation:

arco elétrico

Added to glossary by Cintia Galbo
Jul 19, 2012 11:29
11 yrs ago
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English term

ARCING FAULT

English to Portuguese Other Engineering (general) ELETRICIDADE
ARC FLASH HAPPENS WHEN AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE TRAVELS THROUGH THE AIR
AND CREATES AN ARCING FAULT BETWEEN TWO UNGROUNDED CONNECTORS,
OR BETWEEN ONE GROUNDED AND ONE UNGROUNDED CONNECTOR.
THEY CAN ALSO BE CAUSED BY LOOSE CONNECTIONS, FOREIGN MATTER OR WHEN LOOSE SCREWS OR TOOLS FALL INTO THE SWITCH AREA.
Proposed translations (Portuguese)
5 +1 arco elétrico
4 falha de arco

Proposed translations

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6 mins
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arco elétrico

É sinônimo de arc flash, o autor usou isto para evitar repetição.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marlene Curtis : http://www.geararcsafety.com/arc flash faq.pdf
14 mins
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12 mins

falha de arco

http://www.abb.pt/cawp/seitp202/34b06de44eec2db5c1257880004f...

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Electrónica e electrotécnica [COM]
Entrada completa
EN
arcing time of a pole
PT
duração do arco de um polo
Electrónica e electrotécnica [COM]
Entrada completa
EN
arcing time of a multipole switching device
PT
tempo de arco de um aparelho de conexão multipolar
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obrigada!
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