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fluide de coupure

English translation: insulating gas


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French term or phrase:fluide de coupure
English translation:insulating gas
Entered by: BOB DE DENUS
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03:36 Nov 15, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Electrical
French term or phrase: fluide de coupure
Technologie du fluide de coupure

Réseau 5,5 kV
La tension nominale Un est de 5,5 kV, la tension d’utilisation pourra varier entre un + 5 % et un – 5 % et se maintenir à une valeur quelconque entre ces deux limites, ceci pendant une durée indéterminée.
Le régime de neutre du réseau 5,5 kV est de type IT.
La fréquence du réseau est de 50 Hz ± 2Hz.
DESCRIPTIF TECHNIQUE DE LA FOURNITURE
Description générale
Technologie produit de type modulaire.

Technologie du fluide de coupure de type SF6 ou sous vide.

Cellule
Les cellules seront en tôle d’épaisseur minimale 1,5 à 2,5 mm pliée et assemblée par rivetage.
Toutes les commandes des différents organes et les accès pour l’installation et la maintenance s’effectueront depuis la face avant du tableau.
Les jeux de barres seront en cuivre du type simple.
BOB DE DENUS
Local time: 17:50
insulating gas
Explanation:
Swithchgear with SF6 is called "gas-insulated" - "fluide" is a very poetic name and "coupure" stands for breaking/arc-quenching - but no need to mention it

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-11-15 05:57:33 GMT)
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even better - "breaking medium"
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meirs
Local time: 10:50
Grading comment
Thank you,
I used breaking medium
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1insulating gas
meirs
4interrupting mediumxxxBourth


  

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insulating gas


Explanation:
Swithchgear with SF6 is called "gas-insulated" - "fluide" is a very poetic name and "coupure" stands for breaking/arc-quenching - but no need to mention it

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-11-15 05:57:33 GMT)
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even better - "breaking medium"

meirs
Local time: 10:50
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Grading comment
Thank you,
I used breaking medium

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxBourth: Aka "break fluid", not.
2 hrs
  -> or brake fluid (castor oil) - thanks
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interrupting medium


Explanation:
Meirs is right, "insulating gas" is the most common usage. But just in case your text differentiates between the insulating and breaking applications of SF6, you can use this.

ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/switchgear/Presentations/.../speaker2paper.pdf
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6). Each type of INTERRUPTING MEDIUM has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. Each of these types of interrupting mediums will ...

xnet.rrc.mb.ca/janaj/sf6_breakers.htm
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas is an alternative to air as an INTERRUPTING MEDIUM. SF6 is a colorless nontoxic gas, with good thermal conductivity and density ...

products.schneider-electric.us/support/technical-library/?event...
Abstract: The use of SF6 (sulfur hexaflouride) gas as an INSULATING AND INTERRUPTING MEDIUM is well known. By the selective choice of materials and novel designs ...

www.epa.gov/electricpower-sf6/.../conf04_montillet_barbier_...
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2. Typical Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) 245 kV using SF6 gas as internal INSULATION AND INTERRUPTING MEDIUM. This is Air Insulated insulation and interrupting ...






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