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English translation: surge test voltage

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French term or phrase:	tension d\'essai de choc
English translation:	surge test voltage
Entered by:	Daniel Weston

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21:59 Dec 16, 2011

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French term or phrase: tension d'essai de choc

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"Les enroulements de transformateur isolés pour une **tension d’essai de choc** 650 kVcrête et d’essai à fréquence industrielle 275 kVeff et plus, peuvent avoir une isolation graduée."

Would this be considered an "impact voltage"?

Daniel Weston
United States

impulse test voltage

Explanation:
Check these bilingual sites:
http://webstore.iec.ch/preview/info_iec61800-5-1{ed2.0}b.pdf

Check Tableau 19 and Table 19

And this:

http://www.nostop.cn/1com1net/webeditor/UploadFile/200922717...
At Table 6 and Tableau 6

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Marco Solinas
Local time: 00:52

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impulse test voltage

Marco Solinas

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voltage test for shock

narasimha CSN MURTHY

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impulse test voltage

Marco Solinas
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tension d\'essai de choc voltage test for shock

Explanation:
The windings of the transformer insulated for a **voltage test for shock**650 kV peak and test at industrial frequency 275 kV actual and more, can have a graduated insulation.

narasimha CSN MURTHY
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