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contrôle commande

English translation: instrumentation and control


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:contrôle commande
English translation:instrumentation and control
Entered by: Gwynneth George
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15:10 Nov 5, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / gas turbines
French term or phrase: contrôle commande
- Les essais des équipements de contrôle commande (DCS) incluant les armoires de contrôle commande du cycle gaz et auxiliaires : essai hardware, logiciel, essai de bus de communication)
Gwynneth George
Local time: 02:56
instrumentation and control
Explanation:
Often abbreviated to I&C.
There should be something in the archives already on this.


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Note added at 22 mins (2009-11-05 15:33:17 GMT)
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See http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/electronics_elec... (answer from "Bourth", not the selected answer)
and http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/energy_power_gen...

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Note added at 25 mins (2009-11-05 15:35:57 GMT)
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Actually, I think in this case, DCS stands for Digital Control System which would be your "équipement de contrôle-commande".
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David Goward
France
Local time: 01:56
Grading comment
thanks very much
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5 +6instrumentation and control
David Goward


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
instrumentation and control


Explanation:
Often abbreviated to I&C.
There should be something in the archives already on this.


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Note added at 22 mins (2009-11-05 15:33:17 GMT)
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See http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/electronics_elec... (answer from "Bourth", not the selected answer)
and http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/energy_power_gen...

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Note added at 25 mins (2009-11-05 15:35:57 GMT)
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Actually, I think in this case, DCS stands for Digital Control System which would be your "équipement de contrôle-commande".

David Goward
France
Local time: 01:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thanks very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chris collister: Yes, this has often cropped up before.
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Chris.

agree  Claire Cox: absolutely
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Claire.

agree  Caroline Vignard
31 mins
  -> Thanks, Caroline.

agree  xxxBourth: Though "supervisory control" may also be said, as in SCADA.
47 mins
  -> Indeed. Thanks!

agree  IanDhu
2 hrs

agree  Dr Lofthouse
3 hrs
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