Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Stromsprünge

English translation:

power surges

Added to glossary by Paula Price
Feb 28, 2008 23:17
16 yrs ago
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German term

Stromsprünge

German to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng
Mit Bezugnahme auf den Auftraggeberwunsch, dass der Auftragnehmer seine Leistungen (Lieferung eines komplett fertigen funktionsfähigen Automatisierungssystems, das bei sämtlichen normalen und absehbaren Stromsprüngen funktionieren kann)....

Services contract outlining services to be provided by contractor etc.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 power surges
3 +1 sudden current variations
Change log

Feb 28, 2008 23:41: Kim Metzger changed "Field (specific)" from "Engineering (general)" to "Electronics / Elect Eng"

Feb 29, 2008 07:57: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Stromsprüngen " to "Stromsprünge"

Proposed translations

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German term (edited): Stromsprüngen
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power surges

perhaps?
Peer comment(s):

agree Richard Stephen : I think technician's jargon would tend to use "power surges" although "sudden current variations" means the same thing.
6 hrs
Thanks Richard
agree Teresa Reinhardt : yep, this is the common US term, and not just for techies...
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Thanks Teresa
agree David Moore (X) : Another possible option is "power spikes"
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Thanks David
agree Anton Popescu : for general power=power surge, specifically for current=current spike
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agree Roy Williams : Power surge makes the most sense here. Sprung indicates an extreme increase. variations can be + or -
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+1
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German term (edited): Stromsprüngen

sudden current variations

Siemens offers the following translations for Stromsprung: current step, current step change, sudden current variation.
But I'm not a specialist in this field.
Peer comment(s):

agree John Fenz : see parallel patent abstracts @ http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=1999008356
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And this one. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1004162.html
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