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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) | | French term or phrase: BTA | En BTA, est-il obligatoire de vérifier l’absence de tension avant toute opération hors tension?.
Safety questionnaire - electricity. Would anyone know what BTA stands for? |
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| | (Class A) low-voltage current | Explanation:
According to the French classification system.
The following is taken from http://www.industrie.gouv.fr/sdsi/dtss/doc/rgie/fiches/elect...
Classement des tensions
En courant alternatif :
Très basse tension TBT 50 V
Basse tension A BTA 500V
Basse tension B BTB 1000V
Haute tension A HTA 50 000V
Haute tension B HTB > 50 000V
En courant continu :
Très basse tension TBT 120 V
Basse tension A BTA 750V
Basse tension B BTB 1500V
Haute tension A HTA 75 000V
Haute tension B HTB > 75 000V
In English, though, we tend not to use the A and B subcategories, low voltage covering the 50–1000 V AC or 120–1500 V DC range.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_voltage for further references.
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 David Goward
France
Local time: 23:34
| Grading comment Many thanks. I think you're right. Class A, not AC current, as I have since seen mention of class B
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