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alteraciones puntuales

English translation: specific or one-time disturbances


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Spanish term or phrase:alteraciones puntuales
English translation:specific or one-time disturbances
Entered by: Robert Mavros
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13:30 Nov 12, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Spanish term or phrase: alteraciones puntuales
Hi, I'd appreciate your help with this term.

There's not much context but I am assuming it has to do with undesired peaks in the supply.

"Las alteraciones puntuales en las condiciones de las líneas de alimentación eléctrica y de datos, conectadas a los equipos."

Thanks :)
Robert Mavros
Spain
Local time: 04:01
specific or one-time disturbances
Explanation:
"disturbances" does not necessarily refer to "peaks". Disturbances can occur, for example, in the form of undesired voltage fluctuations.

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Note added at 35 mins (2011-11-12 14:06:18 GMT)
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Check out this reference. Here's a longer list and explanation of the different kinds of disturbances that they might be referring to.

dspace.nitrkl.ac.in/dspace/bitstream/2080/85/1/pkd19992.pdf

Several voltage waveforms belonging to the disturbances classes
like sag, swell, impulse, outage, harmonic distortion
and voltage flicker, etc. are tested using this new approach
and in most cases, the event is classified accurately.

Honestly, I don't think they're referring to "setting modifications".


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Note added at 12 days (2011-11-24 14:52:07 GMT) Post-grading
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So which one of the two choices I suggested did you end up using Robert?
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Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 21:01
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thanks :)
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Summary of answers provided
4specific or one-time disturbances
Giovanni Rengifo
2sporadic changes / fluctuations
ormiston


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sporadic changes / fluctuations


Explanation:
Could cover both examples - intermittent sounding too 'on/off' perhaps

ormiston
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: English
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specific or one-time disturbances


Explanation:
"disturbances" does not necessarily refer to "peaks". Disturbances can occur, for example, in the form of undesired voltage fluctuations.

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Note added at 35 mins (2011-11-12 14:06:18 GMT)
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Check out this reference. Here's a longer list and explanation of the different kinds of disturbances that they might be referring to.

dspace.nitrkl.ac.in/dspace/bitstream/2080/85/1/pkd19992.pdf

Several voltage waveforms belonging to the disturbances classes
like sag, swell, impulse, outage, harmonic distortion
and voltage flicker, etc. are tested using this new approach
and in most cases, the event is classified accurately.

Honestly, I don't think they're referring to "setting modifications".


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Note added at 12 days (2011-11-24 14:52:07 GMT) Post-grading
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So which one of the two choices I suggested did you end up using Robert?

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 21:01
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 148
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thanks :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks :) I was wondering that maybe they are referring to momentary modifications of the settings (as recommended or installed), without much context but in the section of terms and conditions, would this be possible too?

Asker: I used specific disturbances, thanks again :)

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