Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

current capability

English answer:

current capacity/resilience to current

Added to glossary by Dave Calderhead
Mar 12, 2006 17:56
18 yrs ago
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English term

current capability

English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng sensors
in a catalogue

Positively guided contactors

"Provide additional ***current capability***, supression and auxilary contacts for XXX's optical safety systems, two-handed control modules and emergency-stop safety modules"

...what capabilities? can you provide some examples?
thanks!

Discussion

Tony M Mar 12, 2006:
Your original sensor may only be able to handle (pass, conduct, switch...) a fairly small current, so an external device (like a relay, or here, a contactor) is used so that the little sensor can (indirectly) control heavier (= larger) currents

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current capacity

ability to withstand current IMHO

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-03-12 18:02:31 GMT)
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and resilience to levels of current

Enhancing the Robustness and Resilience of Future Electric ...... and improving the resilience and ability to recover of future electrical transmission ... (1) Examine the current status of electricity transmission and ...
www4.nas.edu/webcr.nsf/0/b4dec0d0bc486fff85256fe4006593bf?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,Robustness,Resilience
Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M : Yes, exactly --- its current-carrying capacity, the ability to allow large currents to pass....
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agree Can Altinbay
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agree Jack Doughty
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agree William [Bill] Gray : Yes, capable of handling greater current, but usually the word "capacity" is used in this context.
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agree Alison Jenner
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agree LATAM Agent : That's exactly !!
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agree Asghar Bhatti
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agree jccantrell : Yep, the ability to carry MORE current.
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agree Seema Ugrankar
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agree Isodynamia
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agree Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 1 hr
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