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COUPLAGE DIRECT [3 records]

Record 1 2009-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Networks
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Telecommunications Facilities
DEF

[The] coupling of two circuits by means of a non-frequency-sensitive device, such as a wire, resistor, or battery, so both direct and alternating current can flow through the coupling path.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux électriques
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Installations de télécommunications

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes eléctricas
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
DEF

Acoplamiento de los circuitos por resistencia o inductancia para permitir que la corriente directa fluya a través del acoplamiento.

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Record 2 2003-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Directly united.

CONT

For example, an end-suction centrifugal pump is the most common type of pump. Typically the pump [is said to be] "closed-coupled" to an electric motor, that is, the pump is mounted right on the end of the motor's drive shaft and the pump case is bolted straight into the motor so that it looks like a single unit.

CONT

Close-coupled pump motor.

Key term(s)
  • close coupled

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

Moteur électrique à courant alternatif, à vitesse variable et à couplage direct, alimenté par une source d'énergie hybride [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A connection made between a prime mover and a driven machine in such a manner that the speed of the driver is the same as that of the driven component.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Arbre court standard pour couplage direct.

Spanish

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