| 单词 | earth current |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth current earth current n. (a) an electric current flowing in the earth, which can affect telegraph wires so as to interfere with signal transmission; (b) a current flowing to earth through an earthed conductor or an earth connection. ΚΠ 1858 Mechanics' Mag. 16 Oct. 364/1 If this earth current were at all constant in its quantities or direction, it would be quite easy to compensate for it. 1925 H. C. Booth tr. F. Auerbach Mod. Magnetics (U.K. ed.) vii. 147 The deflection..can..also be caused by the discharge current in static electricity, or by Hertzian waves or by earth currents. 1961 M. G. Say Electr. Engineer's Ref. Bk. (ed. 10) i. 116 The most usual fault is a breakdown between a line and earth, producing a condition of unbalance involving unequal phase currents and voltages and a more or less important ‘residual’ earth current. 2008 G. Ziegler Numerical Distance Protection (ed. 3) v. 269 In meshed networks, additional care must be taken because the earth-current is split between several lines. < as lemmas |
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