Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Cos phi installation
English translation:
Cos phi of installation
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French term
Cos phi installation
French to English
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La puissance maximum d’utilisation (avec 25% de marge).
En situation canicule est de 1120 kVA, en condition hiver, elle est de 1200 kVA La consommation estimée est inférieure dans les 2 cas.
La puissance de 3500 kWe de chaque groupe électrogène est dimensionnée pour prendre en compte le bilan électrique.
Saison
N°
Situation
Puissance apparente(kVA)
Cos phi installation
Puissance active (kW)
hiver
1
2 GE en attente hiver
La puissance maximum d’utilisation (avec 25% de marge).
En situation canicule est de 1120 kVA, en condition hiver, elle est de 1200 kVA La consommation estimée est inférieure dans les 2 cas.
La puissance de 3500 kWe de chaque groupe électrogène est dimensionnée pour prendre en compte le bilan électrique.
Saison
N°
Situation
Puissance apparente(kVA)
Cos phi installation
Puissance active (kW)
hiver
1
2 GE en attente hiver
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +2 | Cos phi of installation | Johannes Gleim |
5 +1 | Installation power factor | merlrennes |
Proposed translations
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Selected
Cos phi of installation
En particulier, si le courant et la tension sont des fonctions sinusoïdales du temps, le facteur de puissance est égal au cosinus du déphasage entre le courant et la tension.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosinus_Phi
The power factor of an AC electrical power system is defined as the ratio of the real power flowing to the load to the apparent power in the circuit,[1][2] and is a dimensionless number between 0 and 1. Real power is the capacity of the circuit for performing work in a particular time. Apparent power is the product of the current and voltage of the circuit. Due to energy stored in the load and returned to the source, or due to a non-linear load that distorts the wave shape of the current drawn from the source, the apparent power will be greater than the real power.
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The power factor is defined as: [formule] P/S
If phi is the phase angle between the current and voltage, then the power factor is equal to the cosine of the angle, cos phi,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_factor
So we do not talk about „power factor“ as this is translated by „facteur de puissance“, but about the cos phi of the installation.
By the way, I assume that „N°
Situation
Puissance apparente(kVA)
Cos phi installation
Puissance active (kW)
hiver
1
2 GE en attente hiver
are the headers of the corresponding columns.
Reason for highest confidence level: I am electrical engineer (electrical power engineering) since 1972.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2012-12-29 21:19:03 GMT)
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Annex: Please replace the word "phi" with the corresponding greek symbol. Was unable to enter this.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosinus_Phi
The power factor of an AC electrical power system is defined as the ratio of the real power flowing to the load to the apparent power in the circuit,[1][2] and is a dimensionless number between 0 and 1. Real power is the capacity of the circuit for performing work in a particular time. Apparent power is the product of the current and voltage of the circuit. Due to energy stored in the load and returned to the source, or due to a non-linear load that distorts the wave shape of the current drawn from the source, the apparent power will be greater than the real power.
:
The power factor is defined as: [formule] P/S
If phi is the phase angle between the current and voltage, then the power factor is equal to the cosine of the angle, cos phi,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_factor
So we do not talk about „power factor“ as this is translated by „facteur de puissance“, but about the cos phi of the installation.
By the way, I assume that „N°
Situation
Puissance apparente(kVA)
Cos phi installation
Puissance active (kW)
hiver
1
2 GE en attente hiver
are the headers of the corresponding columns.
Reason for highest confidence level: I am electrical engineer (electrical power engineering) since 1972.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2012-12-29 21:19:03 GMT)
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Annex: Please replace the word "phi" with the corresponding greek symbol. Was unable to enter this.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Tony M
: Correct, though 'cos phi' is not used as commonly in EN as in FR. Note too that the Greek symbol 'φ' is more commonly used. / Here it is for next time: φ (you need to use 'normal' and unicode, not the Symbol font etc.)
3 hrs
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Yes, I tried to copy this symbol from Word to KudoZ, but in vain. So I had to use the word "phi" instead of this. The asker may replace it with the correct greek symbol.
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agree |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: cos φ http://www.electrical-installation.org/enwiki/The_power_fact...
12 hrs
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Indeed, cos φ = power factor, φ = angle.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thx"
+1
4 hrs
Installation power factor
The power factor , sometimes referred to as cos phi, is defined as the ratio of the Real power flowing to the load to the Apparent power in the circuit. See Wikipedia for more explanation.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Tony M
: Though in this context, it might be more explicit to invert the word order, as JG has done.
7 hrs
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Discussion
The meaning of 'installation' is self-evident