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cable de guarda

English translation: return cable

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Spanish term or phrase:cable de guarda
English translation:return cable
Entered by: peterinmadrid

19:07 Jun 23, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / railway electrification (catenary)
Spanish term or phrase: cable de guarda
Un elemento de gran importancia es el cable de retorno o de guarda.
Este conductor va tendido paralelo a la línea aérea de contacto, yendo
sujeto del lateral de los postes. Por tanto, existe corriente que no retorna
a la S/E por los carriles y el terreno, sino que ascendiendo por los
postes de la catenaria discurre por el cable de guarda. Obsérvese por
tanto que un poste de catenaria es parte activa del circuito de tracción.
peterinmadrid
Portugal
Local time: 14:59
return current conductor
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meirs
Israel
Local time: 15:59
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Thank you, meirs.
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3return current conductor
meirs
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return cable
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return current conductor


Explanation:
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meirs
Israel
Local time: 15:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 44
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Reference comments


9 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: return cable

Reference information:
Carries the return current and helps reduce the "stray current" that flows in the ground and can damage metallic structures (i.e., pipelines) in the ground and in general give trouble (long story to explain) . Please also note that S/E (Subestacion) is "Substation" in English - where the High voltage (e.g., 110 kV) of the electrical transmission grid is reduced to the catenary voltage (15 or 25 kV).

meirs
Israel
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 44
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thanks, Meirs!

Asker: You are correct, but your entry does not appear as an answer so I don't have the option of choosing you. If you change that, I'll give you the points.


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  cranesfreak: I would say "return current conductor"see www.plassertheurer.at/pdfs/publications/rei_0002.pdf
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