Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

selfique

English translation:

inductive [when describing electrical loads, as distinct from usual translation of: self-inductive]

Added to glossary by Tony M
Apr 20, 2001 10:13
23 yrs ago
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French term

selfique

French to English Tech/Engineering
Cos 0,7 à 1 selfique.
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Jan 5, 2015 09:20: Tony M changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/14723">Tony M's</a> old entry - "selfique"" to ""inductive [when describing electrical loads, as distinct from usual translation of: self-inductive""

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cos 0.7 to 1 inductive

Since you're obviously doing something to do with power and power-supplies, this seems to me to be the likely answer.

When dealing with high-powered equipment, not only is the aboslute power consumption critical, but also what we call the 'phase angle' of it; if you want a technical explanation, e-mail me! So I reckon that's where the cos... bit comes in [angles and things...]

as for inductive --- a load that has a phase angle may be either inductive or capacitive, though with motors and things, inductive is of course much more common!

So there you are, that's what I reckon it is
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Heathcliff
Thanks, Heathcliff! (just came across this old question!)
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Cos 0,7 to 1 self-inductive.

I am not sure at all.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Tony M : 'self-inductive' doesn't really have any meaning when discussing a power-factor, which is usually described as either 'inductive' or 'capacitive'
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