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Gelijkstroom gedreven noodstroomvoorzieningen

English translation: direct current emergency power supply


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Dutch term or phrase:Gelijkstroom gedreven noodstroomvoorzieningen
English translation:direct current emergency power supply
Entered by: Christopher Smith
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10:51 Apr 10, 2006
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / emergency generators
Dutch term or phrase: Gelijkstroom gedreven noodstroomvoorzieningen
Can't fathom this. I can imagine that an emergency generator might have DC output, but not that it would be powered by DC input (would rather defeat the purpose of the unit!).
Unfortunately, this is only a document reference with no further context. There are 2 other references to a) 'diesel gedreven noodstroomvoorzieningen' and b) 'statische noodstroomvorziening'.
Diesel-fuelled emergency generators and static units make sense to me, but DC?
Christopher Smith
United Kingdom
direct current emergency power supply
Explanation:
which would mainly include batteries, but could also be another form coupled via a transformer

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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-04-10 15:54:01 GMT)
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biologically/environmentally firendly powered turbine - e.g. chicken or other manure powered/water powered/ wind-powered
or even people powered (remember the treadmill song - to me hip fol the daa, etc.)

not all turbine power generators produce AC power - they can also produce DC power - it depends on whether or not you have a transformer around or not?
Computer equipment actually runs on DC power at he other side of its 'power supply' which include a transformer - laptops run on DC power - converted from AC if you have a mains cable.

Stand up for your right to have some DC power - you know it doesn't alternate - or waver in direction! ;-{)>
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Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 10:34
Grading comment
Enough already! :-) Thanks, Dave and Jack, that provides the answer I needed and it was worth re-opening the question to award the points. Keep well!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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direct current emergency power supply


Explanation:
which would mainly include batteries, but could also be another form coupled via a transformer

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 hrs (2006-04-10 15:54:01 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

biologically/environmentally firendly powered turbine - e.g. chicken or other manure powered/water powered/ wind-powered
or even people powered (remember the treadmill song - to me hip fol the daa, etc.)

not all turbine power generators produce AC power - they can also produce DC power - it depends on whether or not you have a transformer around or not?
Computer equipment actually runs on DC power at he other side of its 'power supply' which include a transformer - laptops run on DC power - converted from AC if you have a mains cable.

Stand up for your right to have some DC power - you know it doesn't alternate - or waver in direction! ;-{)>

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Enough already! :-) Thanks, Dave and Jack, that provides the answer I needed and it was worth re-opening the question to award the points. Keep well!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Dave, I see you are on the ball this bright and sunny morning! Out of curiosity, any suggestion what configuration might be involved (other than batteries)?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack den Haan: Good afternoon, gentlemen! Strictly speaking, the translation would be something like 'DC-powered emergency power supply', but that doesn't quite make sense to me. And yes, it's quite a mouthful, too ;-)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Jack (:-{)>
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